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 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 After a lengthy courtship, four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers agreed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in June. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 One refined its wing muscles and song circuits to produce the sonic courtship ritual, the other boosting the visual and motor circuits for regurgitating and presenting food to a female. New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtship
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Noun
  • This leaves many users disillusioned with digital dating and pushes them toward reverse catfishing in pursuit of less performative connections.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Aside from fake dating, the novel is full of beloved, albeit cheesy, rom-com tropes.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For her, bedrooms and dining rooms, in particular, benefit from the romance and visual depth these prints offer.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pair rekindled their romance after a five-month break in early 2025.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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