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platonic

[pluh-ton-ik, pley-] / pləˈtɒn ɪk, pleɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
expressing nonphysical love
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Even a platonic relationship can founder, especially if you are living together and sharing expenses.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

My platonic months with him made me more confident in myself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

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

We continued to see each other in the music wing, but these interactions remained platonic, as if neither one of us wanted to mess with a good thing.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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