Thesaurus results for COURTED

courted

verb

past tense of court

as in wooed

to act so as to make (something) more likely you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches

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as in dated

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage they courted for a year before getting married

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Recent Examples of courted That dynamic proved especially important after the primary, when Jackson aggressively courted supporters of Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — more mainstream Republicans who together won roughly one-quarter of the vote in May. —

Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026 It’s courted the internet’s affection. —

Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 Trump’s Ambassador to Denmark made numerous trips to Greenland, and courted Greenlandic politicians with promises of American business investment, educational opportunities, and development aid. —

Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Bass and Raman both courted the Latino vote, with Bass carrying 46% more precincts this year than in the 2022 mayoral primary. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 From near-bankruptcy to 'a real business' Whoop initially courted a demographic of top athletes, hoping high-profile endorsements would give the brand instant cache. —

Tom Huddleston Jr. blair Baek, CNBC, 9 June 2026 For 26 years, this CityPlace mainstay courted downtown regulars for lunch and dinner with its menu of dry-aged steaks, charcuterie boards, fresh pastas and 600 bottles of wine. —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 His record for Middlesbrough and England Under-21s, plus the number of clubs who have courted him, is proof of that. —

David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Satrapi was then courted by Hollywood and went on to direct Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton in the 2014 comedy The Voices. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 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
This is, after all, the island that has wooed Roman emperors, including Tiberius, who allegedly carried out all sorts of debauchery at his hilltop Villa Jovis, which remains one of the Capri’s top attractions.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026