as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
of all her wooers, he was the only one who met with her father's approval
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Hudson has been in regular attendance at UNC's games this season as her boyfriend leads the Tar Heels' coaching efforts.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025 -
The former journalist reportedly set her friend Katy Perry up with Justin Trudeau after the singer broke up with her longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Art lovers can spend an afternoon at Museo Frida Kahlo or Museo Jumex, both essential stops for a dose of local culture.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Doing so might cost the officer who Kyle shot to expose the many misdeeds of the Kingstown Police Department, if Mike can’t effectively get State Attorney, and former lover, Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) to drop the charges against his brother.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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As All Access is entering the market, rumblings are growing of another WBD transaction, with Paramount and other suitors exploring potential acquisitions of all or part of the media giant.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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As long as teams have a clear sense of the health of his knee, Bichette will have plenty of suitors in free agency because he could be considered a fit as a shortstop, a third baseman or a second baseman.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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As previously reported by PEOPLE, the two men were arrested after the Paris Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB) and the Central Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (OCBC) led an investigation into the robbery on Saturday, according to French outlets Le Parisien and Paris Match.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That’s especially problematic for aging science given that men and women age differently.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Byman co-authored the study with Riley McCabe, an associate fellow in the same program.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the mistrust of immigration enforcement can be dangerous for both suspects and officers, said Johnson, the senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the two lovers, Robin Wright as the comely princess and Cary Elwes as her loving swain are engaging and appealing.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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But in the new film, the unnamed swain has been replaced by a Robin Hood-style heartthrob named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who leads a defiant group of bandits that steals from the monarchy and gives to the poor.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Wooer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooer. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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