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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
  • Beta is courting other aircraft makers, airports, and operators to use its technology.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The bottom line is that Taverner did compromise herself by taking Cantor’s money, but that money was used for an operation against Russia, the country Cantor has been courting to expand his media empire.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 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
  • Tre White scored 22 points while and Tyran Stokes and Leroy Blyden added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks, who won on opening night for the sixth straight season and stretched their streak of home-opening victories to 54 games (dating to 1973-74).
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • After months of dating rumors, suspiciously timed trips to Italy and a phone lock screen that seemingly gave the whole thing away, country music star Megan Moroney and USMNT soccer star Christian Pulisic are officially an item.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of dating
Noun
  • Talk about the seduction of the music industry, and how you guys tried to approach that.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Neill performed the same From Russia With Love seduction scene Brolin had tackled four years earlier.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of seduction
Verb
  • PinkPantheress has been diving even deeper into the world of high fashion of late, so attending this year’s CFDAs felt like the perfect opportunity to further experiment with her own approach to red carpet dressing.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Cinequest suggests that much of the improvement comes from existing moviegoers attending more frequently, rather than from a substantial influx of new spectators.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of attending
Noun
  • The move prompted a rather overheated response from market participants and commentators, as either a bad look for a Treasury Secretary who had charged his predecessor with untoward massaging of market rates, or too small to matter, or both.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of massaging
Verb
  • Growing concern over microplastics and sustainability is sparking a wave of plastic-free coffee pods and machines.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The pirate crew is said to have tortured, killed and raped those aboard the royal ship, sparking global outrage and what is considered the first worldwide manhunt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sparking
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