Thesaurus results for AFFAIRS

affairs

noun

plural of affair

as in romances

also affaires a brief romantic relationship an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort

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as in events

a social gathering the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair

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as in productions

something produced by physical or intellectual effort the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings

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as in things

something that happens the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes

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as in matters

something to be dealt with it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight

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Recent Examples of affairs According to Marlee Lossing, Sweet Tomatoes’ director of corporate affairs, the company has been working on a revival since the chain’s acquisition in 2020. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Through their conversations while in transit, Chidgasornpongse slowly uncoils the affairs haunting each character, from the seemingly quotidian to the most profound. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 The situation became murkier as French lawyer Suzane Blum took increasing control over the affairs of Simpson, who had become increasingly paranoid and befuddled. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Michael is open about his own stint in rehab, his battle with cancer, and his many, many affairs. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 The sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway closest to Asheville are completely open, according to the Blue Ridge Parkway external affairs office. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Jorge Messi had served as his agent and managed his business affairs. — Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Some advocates see differently than Alito While many religious liberty advocates openly share Alito's concerns, some have voiced a different view of the current state of affairs. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Most UConn women’s basketball Big East games are matter-of-fact affairs. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

For the latest installment of Vogue’s Required Reading series, Hoover rounds up some of the books that most inspired her own work—Verity in particular—from romances to thrillers and beyond.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
These are impossible romances, complicated and spiritually incestuous, which perhaps explains why Alex so often seems unbothered by them.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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Harris has held campaign events in California, Nevada, and Georgia, starting her tour off in Michigan to stump with the progressive Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Abdul el Sayed.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Flashbacks to recent events reveal that the townspeople never let Hal find peace, and even firebombed his home, only for a grown-up Noah — Kerry’s son, and Zoe’s grandson — to save him and regenerate his skin using Zoe’s covert alien tech.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of events

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The hope, said KOFIC’s Han, was that the mingling over champagne and canapés might lead to future co-productions and partnerships.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Last month, Congress introduced the bipartisan Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, designed to lure productions back to the states via a 20% federal tax credit on domestic labor costs.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of productions

Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

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This matters because ordinary laser fields do not provide the same freedom.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of matters

Noun

The series has always moved at a deliberate pace, allowing the characters’ social battles and romantic intrigues to simmer.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Netflix announced a second melodrama last December, about the secrets and intrigues of an elite Rio de Janeiro family, created in partnership with Amaia Produções and Conspiração, with general direction by Mauro Mendonça Filho.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 25 May 2026

Definition of intrigues

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AccuPoint does not charge an application fee or accept compensation from firms or any other parties for inclusion on the Financial Advisor 100 list.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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