as in invited
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 wooed
Mamdani's relentless focus on affordability in the midst of a housing crisis wooed his risk-averse party into trying something new.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The annual spectacle, with thousands of media buyers and advertisers crisscrossing Manhattan to be wooed and pitched by TV networks, has already transformed into something more corporate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Is America going to remain close to a 50-50 nation for years to come — not just because of roughly equal levels of public enthusiasm for Democrats and Republicans but because both parties won’t pursue millions of voters who are ready to be wooed?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Angela Bassett stars as Brenda Brown, a struggling single mother who, while dealing with some incredibly complicated business matters, is wooed by a basketball coach (Rick Fox) who sees potential in her son.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The octogenarian Spanish artist had been wooed by architects of the Civic Center (now named for Daley) to create a focal point for its plaza.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
After another commercial break, Flair chopped Chelsea time and again as fans wooed their heads off.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The annual spectacle, with thousands of media buyers and advertisers crisscrossing Manhattan to be wooed and pitched by TV networks, has already transformed into something more corporate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Is America going to remain close to a 50-50 nation for years to come — not just because of roughly equal levels of public enthusiasm for Democrats and Republicans but because both parties won’t pursue millions of voters who are ready to be wooed?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Angela Bassett stars as Brenda Brown, a struggling single mother who, while dealing with some incredibly complicated business matters, is wooed by a basketball coach (Rick Fox) who sees potential in her son.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The octogenarian Spanish artist had been wooed by architects of the Civic Center (now named for Daley) to create a focal point for its plaza.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
After another commercial break, Flair chopped Chelsea time and again as fans wooed their heads off.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooed
Verb
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Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill and Sam Montembeault are the 4 Nations holdovers and were the only goalies invited to the orientation camp in August.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 2017, he was also invited to join the Eagles on tour, and has since continued collaborating with them.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The parents both told the outlet, though, that their son has not sought political advice from them.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Massachusetts had passed a state law exempting its citizens from serving in such an undeclared war, and the state then sought to bring the question of the conflict’s constitutionality before the justices.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Wooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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