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
Both actors do very well at building their secret courtship, which is at first playful and giddy, and later intense, desperate and even violent.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Princess Märtha Louise, 54, and Durek, 50, pulled back the curtain on their courtship and love story in Rebel Royals, which followed them on the road to their royal wedding last summer.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Between 2011 and 2017, red hinds more often issued courtship grunts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The Jalisco hat dance is a courtship dance incorporating the man’s hat, while Veracruz style dances are fast paced with technical footwork.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Princess Märtha Louise, 54, and Durek, 50, pulled back the curtain on their courtship and love story in Rebel Royals, which followed them on the road to their royal wedding last summer.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Between 2011 and 2017, red hinds more often issued courtship grunts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The Jalisco hat dance is a courtship dance incorporating the man’s hat, while Veracruz style dances are fast paced with technical footwork.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
Noun
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Distance is also the reason that most couples on reality TV dating shows, including Love Island USA, break up, so Lucinda and Isaiah have an uphill battle.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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Since premiering in February 2020, the Netflix reality series has produced several long-lasting relationships, even amid the drama of blind dating, breakups at the altar and viral reunion show moments.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 13-track indie folk record explores themes of romance, uncertainty, and life on the road.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Stein said her new book, a literary novel about a TikTok hype house, went into a second printing before it was even published—possibly thanks to the approaches she’s learned from romance.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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