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Recent Examples of platonic
The sympathetic Moon embraces restrictive Saturn in your 7th House of Connections, asking for agreements across romantic, platonic, professional, or family bonds.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly platonic bond helps anchor the show, all while Dylan has been on her own journey of temporarily running her underfunded department while the miserable Dean Vincent Riggs (Alan Ruck) recovers from a heart attack.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Your 7th House of Partnership softens as the Moon arrives, increasing the happiness in one-to-one bonds, platonic or not.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
This emerald-green grass is a lush outdoor carpet that has become the platonic ideal of an American lawn.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly platonic bond helps anchor the show, all while Dylan has been on her own journey of temporarily running her underfunded department while the miserable Dean Vincent Riggs (Alan Ruck) recovers from a heart attack.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Your 7th House of Partnership softens as the Moon arrives, increasing the happiness in one-to-one bonds, platonic or not.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
This emerald-green grass is a lush outdoor carpet that has become the platonic ideal of an American lawn.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
Adjective
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None of that damage is hypothetical.—
Jon Duffy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The killing of Comperatore adds another dead body to the hypothetical stage directions, or else marks things going hideously off-script, still without breaking the surrounding secrecy.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Artificial Intelligence has evolved from a theoretical concept to a prevailing element of daily life.—
Kemba Walden,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some of the capacities cited may also represent theoretical potential or systems that are not consistently operating at full scale.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Two former players were deemed permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The potential additional supply amounts to around 1-2% of global oil demand.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But without Dosunmu, the prospect of surviving this first-round series that is worthy of a West Finals matchup would be nonexistent.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But navigating the sites can be tricky, and with many of the companies listed, information is limited, dated or nonexistent for several reasons, including exemptions and noncompliance.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The company has raced to buy as much computing power as possible, making $600 billion in spending commitments last year.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Determined to rise to the occasion and work out every possible kink, Daisy sets out to resolve conflicts between the stews and in the galley.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Abney doesn’t have the ideal size for the position, which has likely contributed to him still being available.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jacas took a pre-draft visit to New England that helped sell him as an ideal fit for the Patriots.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are even stories about an alleged Spotify playlist Russini sent Vrabel in 2022 to cheer him up, while coaching the Tennessee Titans.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wallace has supported Brown during his assault trial In May 2025, Brown was arrested in England in connection with an alleged assault at a nightclub two years earlier.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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