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 Du Feng’s documentary examines modern courtship through the lens of China’s dating culture, where a significant gender imbalance has created intense competition among bachelors seeking relationships. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 Meaning the distance between 35-point efforts for the Chiefs spanned the same amount of time as a courtship, romance, proposal and eventual engagement. Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Thalund and Lentz explore the complexity of female friendships through the ever-shifting dynamic between Lea and Sasha, a power struggle/fight for survival/Platonic courtship dance far more complicated than anything going on between Lea and Rune. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025 Shortly after, the boxer and Papoose made their courtship public. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtship
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Noun
  • Ironically enough, this over 165-year-old matchmaking festival offers something refreshingly new to people increasingly burnt out by modern, high-tech dating.
    Bernadette Keith, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The feeling of dating is refreshing for the politician.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perry and Trudeau first sparked romance rumors over the summer, when they were spotted on a date in Montreal, Canada.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Perry’s new romance comes a few months after her split from actor Orlando Bloom in early July.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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