dating agency
noun
British
: a business that introduces people to each other so that they can decide if they want to date each other
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The format centers around an exclusive dating agency where celebrities work with relationship experts to confront their romantic patterns and fears.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2025
In the reality television series The Millionaire Matchmaker, a dating agency worked to find the perfect partner for their wealthy clients.
—Brian Foley, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The profession instantly sparks thoughts of a cute Jane Austen throwback, but one of the distinguishing qualities of Materialists is the way that Song, who worked at a dating agency while getting her theater career off the ground, treats it as a real job.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
The portrait was in her signature style but based on a fictional person and inspired by online dating agency ‘Ashley Madison’.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Across the ocean, several Chinese women had gathered at their local dating agency, waiting to speak with their translator.
—Monica Liu, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2025
In the reality television series The Millionaire Matchmaker, a dating agency worked to find the perfect partner for their wealthy clients.
—Brian Foley, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The profession instantly sparks thoughts of a cute Jane Austen throwback, but one of the distinguishing qualities of Materialists is the way that Song, who worked at a dating agency while getting her theater career off the ground, treats it as a real job.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
The portrait was in her signature style but based on a fictional person and inspired by online dating agency ‘Ashley Madison’.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Across the ocean, several Chinese women had gathered at their local dating agency, waiting to speak with their translator.
—Monica Liu, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Dating agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dating%20agency. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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