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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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.
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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
The court’s decision could be described as a contracts law equivalent of two people not being forced to marry after they got engaged and their courtship soured.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Beginning in late January and into February, male prairie-chickens begin to gather in low grass to start this elaborate courtship display.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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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
The court’s decision could be described as a contracts law equivalent of two people not being forced to marry after they got engaged and their courtship soured.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Beginning in late January and into February, male prairie-chickens begin to gather in low grass to start this elaborate courtship display.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtship
Noun
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After one year of dating, the couple announced their engagement in April 2001.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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And that means modern dating is taking a hit.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Netflix's 'Ransom Canyon' brings romance to Texas Similar shows are moving into the Texas turf.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Eight episodes later, millions of fans have watched their rocky romance become a happily ever after on the surprise Prime Video hit’s first season.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtship. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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