CARRIED A TORCH (FOR) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

carried a torch (for)

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past tense of carry a torch (for)

as in loved

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for She still carries a torch for her husband after over 30 years of marriage.

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fell for

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CoreWeave — Shares of the cloud infrastructure technology company fell for a second day, losing 6% on Thursday as investors worry that CoreWeave, along with other technology companies, are borrowing too much for an artificial intelligence build-out.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Posen, in turn, fell for the higgledy-piggledy architecture and the history.

— Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

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