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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affectionate for" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used when expressing feelings of fondness or warmth towards someone or something, but "affectionate towards" is more standard.
Example: "She has always been affectionate for her childhood pet, even after all these years."
Alternatives: "fond of" or "caring towards".
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Maybe it was always an essentially innocent form – affectionate, for all the comedy, about universities and academics.
But remember, early in the next millennium we're likely be waxing similarly affectionate for the now seemingly obscure creations of Sessions, Carter and Cage.
What could be more appropriate, therefore, as we slowly recap the day, than to hear David Simon, Bunk, Prop Joe and Bubs wax affectionate for Baltimore?
Clearly, Mr. Lindsay-Abaire hasn't lost his playfully wicked eye, equally appalled and affectionate, for the United States as a consumerist version of Alice's Wonderland in which everything swells and shrinks out of proportion.
In addition to her fiction and sapphic poetry, Flanner wrote letters: to her mother, who worried about her daughter's strong-headedness; to her deserted husband, who appears to have remained loyal and affectionate for years to come; and to an old Manhattan friend, Jane Grant, who had married a journalist named Harold Ross.
Bieber and Gomez denied dating for months, though they've been publicly affectionate for quite some time.
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It is difficult to overstate the column's influence on American culture at midcentury and afterward: in popular parlance, Dear Abby was for decades an affectionate synonym for a trusted, if slightly campy, confidante.
But the choreography included vibrant solos for Mr. Boal and an affectionate duet for Ms. Kistler and Mr. Soto.
"I have very affectionate feelings for Ethan and great respect for him as a writer, and all of that stayed intact," Mr. Melamed added, noting that the two men had spoken as recently as Wednesday.
For example, I've written about enjoying, and even having affectionate feelings for, the military ceremonies that are part of the fourteenth-of-July festivities in Paris.
The Mall is heaven for a curious person, for an affectionate couple, or for a squad of Boy Scouts.
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