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noun

as in wooing

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verb

present participle of romance
as in courting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romancing
  1. wooing
  2. courting
  3. charming
  4. dating
  5. seduction
  6. attending
  7. massaging
  8. sparking
Noun
  • Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.
    — Greg Cote January 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.
    — Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of wooing
Verb
  • But now the scenic country is courting foreign investors to help revive its struggling economy.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Alex Hoffman, a Democratic donor adviser, told ABC News that Democrats need to continue courting high net worth donors, even as many in the party continue to speak out against the influence of billionaires in politics.
    — Will Lennon, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of courting
Noun
  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of charming
Verb
  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Bloomberg reported in May that gyms are replacing bars in Gen Z's social and dating lives, describing London's Third Space operating more like a members' club than a fitness facility on a Friday night.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of dating
Noun
  • Hurlbut agreed that the seduction of AI is its ease and accessibility.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The rhythm of the writing shows the staccato nature of those relationships, with their stops and starts, and how sometimes signs of seduction cannot be misinterpreted or not picked up at all.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of seduction
Verb
  • Pippa Middleton embraced a breezy summer look while attending Wimbledon in London.
    — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • There is nothing more unfair to the board and the attending owners than when one or more owners hijack a meeting with unruly behavior.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of attending
Noun
  • For all of Clark’s massaging of Oakmont and his low favorability ratings, nothing will silence critics like Sunday’s final image.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of massaging
Verb
  • Emergency measures are working to stabilize an under-construction, high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan after its two support columns buckled, sparking concerns of a partial collapse, officials said.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Both films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with The Invite sparking a major bidding war; it was eventually picked up by A24 for $12 million.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
Definition of sparking
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