wooed

past tense of woo
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 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
  • Leaders from Israel and Hamas were not invited initially.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Alternatively, culinary enthusiasts will be invited to an intimate cooking class at Caruso led by executive chef Armando Aristarco.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Any notion that this is a high-minded, good-government effort by the administration has to be put in the context that Trump has consistently sought to cast doubt on legitimate elections for at least a decade, dating back to his successful campaign for president in the 2016 election.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In doing so, head architect Péter Bordás sought to honor the site’s winemaking heritage, by creating a weightless circular structure that would hover above the vines.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Wooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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