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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
Noun
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At the beginning of Level 2 in Los Angeles, Hoffman lays out her culprits for the mess that is modern dating.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Peppe admits more precise dating of dinosaur fossils found elsewhere, especially in Europe and Asia, is needed to reach any firm conclusion.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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