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affair

[uh-fair] / əˈfɛər /
NOUN
matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity
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case employment event incident interest proceeding project question subject task thing topic transaction
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assignment avocation calling circumstance concern duty episode hap happening job mission obligation occupation occurrence profession province pursuit realm responsibility undertaking
WEAK
office function
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avocation entertainment fun hobby irresponsibility surrender
NOUN
illicit sexual relationship
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liaison relationship
STRONG
affaire amour fling intimacy intrigue love rendezvous romance
WEAK
carrying-on extracurricular activity goings-on hanky-panky playing around thing together two-timing
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dislike hate hatred
NOUN
party or celebration
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do entertainment function gathering reception shindig soiree

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Yet for as long as America’s love affair with baseball has lasted, the sport’s practitioners knew shockingly little about how the game was truly played for most of that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I really did have a great rapport with them, and they would pull on my beard, and we really had a wonderful love affair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Their fate could hinge on a game against Leeds on the final day, which promises to be a nerve-wracking affair for clubs at both ends of the table.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

When news initially broke of Gonzales’ alleged affair, the congressman claimed that he was the victim of an extortion plot.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

And that would just make the whole affair messy.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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