as in dating
the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married
a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughter
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Recent Examples of courtship
Holden’s long stint on the City Council was cemented in part by his courtship of Korean American constituents.
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Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Convalescence did not stop a few of the males from strutting in courtship behavior.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Donald Trump once infamously bragged about a courtship ritual that included grabbing women by the genitals.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Part of Diana’s attraction to Hasnat Khan [the surgeon she was reportedly smitten with during their courtship from 1995 to 1997] seems to have been his apparent immunity to the Diana Effect.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Convalescence did not stop a few of the males from strutting in courtship behavior.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Donald Trump once infamously bragged about a courtship ritual that included grabbing women by the genitals.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Part of Diana’s attraction to Hasnat Khan [the surgeon she was reportedly smitten with during their courtship from 1995 to 1997] seems to have been his apparent immunity to the Diana Effect.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
romance
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During their romance, LuPone and Kline worked together on the 1975 Broadway musical The Robber Bridegroom.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The popularity of TikTok means that scams are rife, with fake giveaways, fake celebrity and influencer accounts, romance scams and more.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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