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noun

as in wooing

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romancing

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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
  • Netanyahu is courting blocs of ultranationalist voters ahead of what’s expected to be a difficult reelection campaign in October.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Despite courting plenty of controversy over his career, Brown’s 2025 tour was his highest-grossing to date, notching $300 million.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 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
  • People have been informally betting on Mother Nature for more than 100 years, Pietruska said, dating to the 1880s when people in India would gamble on whether a rain gauge would overflow during a monsoon.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxing world champion, and Panettiere began dating in 2009 and got engaged in October 2013.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dating
Noun
  • Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some Venus signs prefer seduction through mystery and minimalism, while others enjoy eccentricity or perhaps even maximalism.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of seduction
Verb
  • Among those attending the camp was the 14-year-old from Spain, who is now expected to join Barcelona from Manchester City after winning the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2026 World Cup.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nielsen, in its report, says cities like Cincinnati, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland achieved their scores thanks to the number of fans listening on local radio, watching on television, or attending games, relative to the size of their markets.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of attending
Noun
  • Genesis' full-size luxury car comes with Nappa leather seating with front and rear heating and massaging functions.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of massaging
Verb
  • The operation has come under scrutiny, sparking questions as to whether those left on the decoy plane presumed to still be carrying the President were at risk.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once a quiet Mediterranean fishing village, Saint-Tropez exploded into a global hot spot in the 1950s, sparking a massive, decades-long surge in tourism, the National Geographic reported.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparking
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