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romancing

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verb

present participle of romance
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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
Verb
  • Behind the scenes, Swalwell was courting attention.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And that’s a risk that The Audacity is courting in a premiere that doesn’t care yet about turning its satirical targets into antiheroes, which is what Glatzer was doing on Better Call Saul and Succession.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The streamer has ordered a new dating series from American Idol producer Fremantle and a reality series featuring a young group of elite nannies.
    Peter White, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In this year of America's 250th anniversary, archaeologists and college students recently discovered artifacts dating back to the American Revolution — including one infamous 18th-century robbery.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Judge Jeffrey Clymer sentenced McCoy to 5 years on the child seduction charge, but suspended 3 1/2 years to be served on probation.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Trust your powers of seduction.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Rocky newbies attending the show’s first return to Broadway since the 2000 Circle-in-the-Square revival, might wonder what the fuss was all about.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Torres toured comedy-theater clubs across the country to do his massaging.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This top tier model features exclusive interior themes like the new Aurora interior inspired by the Northern Lights, 24 way power massaging seats, and a 28 speaker Revel Ultima 3D audio sound system.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Since then, prices for many games have been raised further, sparking widespread outrage.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The country’s new spiritual leader and highest authority – Mojtaba Khamenei – has not been seen in public since his inauguration last month, sparking questions over who is leading the decision-making in Iran.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Romancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romancing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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