as in to invite
to act so as to make (something) more likely
his attempts to woo approval from working-class voters has not met with much success
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Recent Examples of woo
Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Farley has managed to woo Wall Street more than his two most recent predecessors — both of whom departed the company after double-digit losses in Ford's stock price.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James After learning French to woo Bianca as the lovesick Cameron, Gordon-Levitt continued to steal our hearts in other film appearances, most notably the 2009 indie hit (500) Days of Summer.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
But none of this was enough to woo Pacific Fusion to the Tri-Valley or the East Bay, in the face of massive public funding promised to the company by New Mexico officials, and the cost of living and doing business in California, according to leaders in both Bay Area contenders.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Farley has managed to woo Wall Street more than his two most recent predecessors — both of whom departed the company after double-digit losses in Ford's stock price.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James After learning French to woo Bianca as the lovesick Cameron, Gordon-Levitt continued to steal our hearts in other film appearances, most notably the 2009 indie hit (500) Days of Summer.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
But none of this was enough to woo Pacific Fusion to the Tri-Valley or the East Bay, in the face of massive public funding promised to the company by New Mexico officials, and the cost of living and doing business in California, according to leaders in both Bay Area contenders.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woo
Verb
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After attending the Bluebird show, Walker Hayes impulsively invited McAnally to join him on his fall tour.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Towards the end of the tour, the children were invited to hold some of the snakes that reside at the zoo.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Each brings its own pleasures, but those seeking traditional scares will best be served by Aster's acclaimed debut.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woo. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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