smitten
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"The evidence before me clearly shows that the claimant, smitten by the defendant, had showered her with expensive gifts during their relationship," the judge said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mom announced that she, like Dad, was smitten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Seconds after her aspirant boyfriend, Bear, snaps the One Wish Willow to make her fall in love with him, she walks back out of her house, a little sheepish and newly smitten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Trump is so smitten with his Florsheim dress shoes that he shod his whole Cabinet in the same footwear.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2026
She and Morrow shared a few classes at school, and he was smitten with her almost immediately.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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