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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
  • One of WorldFirst’s largest offices today is in London, Shi said, evidence the company is courting outbound European SMEs as well as inbound Asian ones.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Anthropic is now courting small business owners.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Named for South Korea’s national flower, the restaurant presents prix fixe menus inspired by royal court cuisine dating back to the Joseon Dynasty that have been elevated with a modern twist.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The two have had a number of high-profile relationships, with Styles dating Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner and Camille Rowe, as well as Olivia Wilde and Taylor Russell.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Lemon also has two child seduction charges pending against her in neighboring Marion County, FOX 59 reported.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Lemon was expected to be sentenced Friday in Marion County on two additional child seduction charges tied to the same investigation.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Rice University’s Kinder Institute studied 12 cohorts at Houston ISD from 2007 to 2019 and found that students attending the district’s Las Americas school, a specialized campus serving immigrants and refugee students in grades 4-8, had exceptionally higher end-of-year English course exam results.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
  • The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation Visitors attending the festival can also take the opportunity to explore Eleuthera, which has more than 120 beaches with powdery sands and crystal-clear turquoise waters.
    Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Torres toured comedy-theater clubs across the country to do his massaging.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And the company has made numerous acquisitions (such as Alphasimplex, AGI and Stone Harbor) in hopes of sparking longer-term growth.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Polish officials said migrants have used Molotov cocktails in at least two incidents, sparking fires near the border.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
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“Romancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romancing. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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