love interest
Americannoun
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love interests
plural
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a person (especially in fiction) presented as a romantic partner or potential romantic partner.
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the romantic subplot in a work of fiction.
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Notable video game characters with disabilities include Hailey Cooper, Miles Morales' love interest in the Spider-Man games, who is deaf and communicates using American Sign Language.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
A much-obsessed-about event: The first time Rhysand speaks, when he finally sees his love interest, the headstrong huntress Feyre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
An investigator traced a $21,000 business scam to Stafford’s account, revealing his online love interest was actually a married couple in Nigeria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director Elia Kazan's 1954 crime thriller On the Waterfront, playing Edie Doyle, the love interest of Marlon Brando's conflicted ex-boxing docker.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She was wearing the long dark jacket and small hat he would have recognized a mile away as being straight from the wardrobe of Helen Grosvenor, the love interest of the 1932 film.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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