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
The couple, who met in 1987 and married in 1991, made headlines when they got engaged after a whirlwind six-month courtship.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Lennon’s recounting of his and Ono’s meeting at a London show of her work, and of the bashful courtship that followed, is one of the most tender and revealing parts of the interview.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
After a rocky start to their courtship, Kristen teaches the skateboard-loving, aquaphobic young man the art — and colonial history — of surfing.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Lennon’s recounting of his and Ono’s meeting at a London show of her work, and of the bashful courtship that followed, is one of the most tender and revealing parts of the interview.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
After a rocky start to their courtship, Kristen teaches the skateboard-loving, aquaphobic young man the art — and colonial history — of surfing.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
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Groucutt notes a significant issue in paleoethology relates to the dating of sites, as the techniques used can yield vastly different results.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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Crow and her colleagues used radiometric dating and chemical analysis on NWA 12593 to successfully identify evidence of three major impact events in the moon’s past.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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However, showrunner Michelle Nader previously hinted to Us Weekly that, like any relationship, Matt and Eve's romance would have its ups and downs.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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Tales of romance and heartbreak, in episodes as short as 60 seconds, are big business in China, and now the genre is taking off in Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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