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
So quintessentially Canadian, their courtship peaked with a canoe trip.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The second part of season 4, which follows the scandalous courtship of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) with a housemaid named Sophie (Yerin Ha), will consist of four episodes concluding the arc.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
That idea resonates with Barnes, who sees parallels between pigeon courtship and human relationships.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The second part of season 4, which follows the scandalous courtship of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) with a housemaid named Sophie (Yerin Ha), will consist of four episodes concluding the arc.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
That idea resonates with Barnes, who sees parallels between pigeon courtship and human relationships.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
Noun
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Looking to the more recent past, 2002’s Water Horse marked the very early years of online dating, and all the stigma that came with it.—
Annabel Gat,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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The show is good at making the off-and-on vicissitudes of modern dating feel natural to the plot.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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This enchanting and timeless tale, filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love, features spectacular new sets and dazzling costumes.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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If all of their notoriously violent fights are going to be like this, the show is going to struggle to sustain the tumultuousness of their romance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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