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coquetted

verb

past tense of coquet

as in flirted

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach

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flirted

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But that seems to be what my career has flirted [with] consistently, at that meeting point.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Oura flirted with Wall Street, but isn’t ready to put a ring on it.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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