gallanting

Definition of gallantingnext
present participle of gallant

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Verb
  • The National Guard and Honolulu Fire Department airlifted 72 children and adults who had been attending a spring break youth camp at a retreat on Oahu's west coast called Our Lady of Kea'au, according to city and camp officials.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For more information on volunteering or attending the workshop, visit the Lights Out DFW website.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events and out-of-state money.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But don’t install dramatic tile in the bathroom or statement-making wallpaper in the dining room solely in hopes of wooing a buyer, as decorating taste is incredibly subjective, notes Nolen.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Welniak added that her brother, Jack, is dating Tennessee pitcher Sage Mardjetko, the former Lemont standout.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The claim brings the accusations against Paul to three, including the 2023 altercation and another, allegedly in February, which became public a week before her season of the ABC reality dating show was set to air.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Excessive rain caused torrents of water to wash out homes, damage roads, and threaten to burst a dam, sparking an emergency evacuation of thousands in Oahu on March 20.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Savannah Guthrie is renewing pleas to neighbors, friends and residents of Tucson, Arizona, to jog their memories in the hopes of sparking new leads in the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The red pigeon in Barnes’ throuple was presumed to be female because it had never been seen courting.
    Lisa Gutierrez March 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The United Arab Emirates, along with many other countries, has mobilised air defenses as attacks have continued into the second week of the conflict and rushed to reassure citizens and international investors, whom the country has been courting for years.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Emma Graham, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in about $6 million in actual losses, with 11 suspects — including an Iranian and Azerbaijani national — accused of stealing victims’ identities, taking out mortgages on their homes and pocketing the cash.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • She was also found guilty of insurance fraud for taking out a $100,000 insurance policy on her husband's life with his forged signature and also for submitting a claim following his death.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Gallanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallanting. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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