platonic
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Brockman said when he spoke with Zilis after learning Musk had fathered her twins, "she said that it was via IVF and that it was entirely platonic with Elon."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Yes, chatbots are unusually persuasive, and writers pick up model biases without even knowing it, but the baseline isn’t some platonic ideal of a perfectly objective journalist.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
“They want to see more development of platonic relationships and asexual connections.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Soon after, Docter canceled the project, which was based on its director’s adolescent experience with a platonic breakup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Which is a thing I notice in a strictly platonic way.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing platonic
The Sun Also Rises
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Little Fires Everywhere
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