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as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
the art museum boasts a glass-sided court that is filled with an array of greenery and sculpture
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as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
this court is now called to order
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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
if it please the court, I'd like to approach the bench
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as in to woo
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches
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Recent Examples of court
Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Best basketball gear Help boost your child’s confidence on the court with these high-quality shorts.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
And while the caucus doesn’t always vote as a bloc, Democratic leaders often court its support.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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Noun
He is expected to appear in court on June 29, 2026.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Best basketball gear Help boost your child’s confidence on the court with these high-quality shorts.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Verb
In April, Waller secured an invitation to Mar-a-Lago and began courting Barron.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
And while the caucus doesn’t always vote as a bloc, Democratic leaders often court its support.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court
Noun
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The Élysée said Saturday that Macron was inviting the public to pay tribute to Bernadette Chirac opposite the presidential palace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Against a backdrop of historic villas, aristocratic palaces, and luxury hotels, the British-Albanian singer, 30, and the 36-year-old British actor attracted a super VIP guest list that transformed the Sicilian capital into an international stage dedicated to music, fashion and the jet set.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The five-bedroom estate is arranged around a central pool courtyard, creating a private interior world of gardens, shaded terraces and open-air gathering spaces.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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There's also a garden/courtyard for coffee, snacks and drinks—a gorgeous space in the warmer months.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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In 2024, a Canadian tribunal held Air Canada liable for misleading information given to a grieving customer by its chatbot, establishing that companies can be liable for what their AI tells the public.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Cushing, who was 26 at the time, then turned himself in after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The request was granted three months later by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, according to a filing reviewed by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Trump appears uninterested in a modest rightward adjustment, while the most powerful right-wing outlet in America, Fox News, has greeted CBS’ attempt to woo its audience with gleeful hostility.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice who leads the race with ballots still being counted, wooed voters with shoe leather and social media savvy, promising to use the office to fight for wage workers and tenants.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park dates back to 1935.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The analyses revealed a long span of hydrothermal activity at the site—with the oldest samples dating to around 66 million years ago and the freshest to about 58 million years ago.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Westside Square, which opened in 2022, also featured live entertainment and its space was distinctive for its enclosure fashioned out of repurposed windows.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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That fear of enclosure is palpable even today.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
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Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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In dismissing Thorpe’s appeal last year, a judge ruled that a magistrate was not allowed to consider Indigenous law and genocide was not an offense under common law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/court. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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