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 There are various green flags that can show up in a courtship. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025 After their long courtship, Anne and Henry were married for only three years, during which time Anne was almost constantly pregnant, as Henry grew increasingly desperate for a male heir. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025 During courtship, a prospective bride prepares and serves Turkish coffee to the groom and his family. Ali Halit Diker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 The pair’s courtship didn’t fly under the radar for long, of course. Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtship
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Noun
  • The paper’s conclusions will now stand for further testing through additional dating, sampling and comparative analyses as researchers seek to map how widespread and continuous the tradition truly was.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Bringing a fresh perspective to the romantic comedy/drama, the movie resonated with a new generation while also attracting older females and sparking cultural conversation about modern dating and relationships.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • What’s fall reading without a little hockey romance?
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The movie, which premiered at TIFF, stars Dinklage as store manager Mitch and Kirsten Dunst as Leigh, a Toys ‘R’ Us employee who develops a romance with the fugitive.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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