as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
of all her wooers, he was the only one who met with her father's approval
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In it, Gaga says goodbye to her boyfriend (played by Hernández) before getting on a plane to Paris to follow her dreams as a chef.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Defendants said the relationship gave Willis a financial interest in prosecuting the case because of the compensation her boyfriend received.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Despite his hardened outlook on Heis, Rema remains a lover at heart.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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Key Background Greenland has been sought after by countries like the U.S. and Russia, with suitors specifically attracted by the island’s mineral resources and its location as a strategic Arctic military asset.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Below are the odds on the top Rodgers suitors' chances of landing the 41-year-old former MVP.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The bottom line: Lookin' like another fowl season for Hooter and co. Drexel Drexel's men are done after they were bounced in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tourney.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plummeting support runs counter to Iowa’s football, men’s wrestling and women’s basketball programs, which have all sold out their seasons for at least two consecutive years.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The tournament was televised by then, probably earlier, but a fellow would bet the ratings went through the roof.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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Many of these fellows go on to serve local, state and federal positions that are specifically geared toward creating diagnostic tests for diseases, controlling outbreaks and communicating effective preventive measures so all Americans can stay healthy.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Wooer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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