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romancing

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verb

present participle of romance

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Noun
  • Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Famed for launching Downton Abbey, the network has been courting sale interest for well over a year, but for all the industry chatter and press speculation, ITV’s silence has been stony.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, GammaTime and Holywater are planning to bring more of a traditional Hollywood approach by courting film and TV regulars for their products, a move that’s bound to increase the bottom line.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For Shaw-naé, food is a means of community, a way of expressing love, dating all the way back to her grandparents.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The legendary Public Enemy rapper and dating show debutante served as the guest judge on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night, in which the eight remaining couples hit the floor with head-banging routines set to a litany of iconic anthems.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • You’re often pulled toward deep, bold flavors, and brown butter with toffee hits that sweet spot between comfort and seduction, mirroring your love language.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from the Greek enchantress Circe, the fragrance embodies her mythical characteristics of seduction and power, alongside rebellion and creation.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The family of three has been attending almost all of Robert's live tapings.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Kardashian, who is the daughter of the prominent late attorney Robert Kardashian, began studying law in 2018 through California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows aspiring lawyers to apprentice under licensed attorneys instead of attending law school.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The interior aims for a whisper quiet experience with acoustic glass, and features leather seats with heating, cooling and massaging functions.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The reality was hours spent tuning schemas, massaging formats and working with data that was stale before anyone could act on it.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His eerie behavior soon infects the quiet rhythms of their rural town, sparking paranoia, violence, and death.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Footage of the incident was widely circulated on TikTok, Facebook and X, fueling global criticism and sparking hashtags such as #StandWithMexico and #JusticeForFatima, Life & Style reported.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Romancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romancing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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