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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Rachel Weisz, as his love interest, is unfiltered sunshine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Alongside Heughan and his co-star Catriona Balfe, who played his time-travelling love interest, two other executive producers will be given the special Bafta award.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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
Plucked from the Broadway stage by director Elia Kazan to portray Marlon Brando’s love interest in 1954’s “On the Waterfront,” Saint emerged a star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
I had no love interest whatsoever, yet my mom insisted.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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