as in boyfriends
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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Noun
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Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025 -
People are even skipping human dating altogether in favor of AI boyfriends and girlfriends.—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wildlife lovers will find the endemic Florida scrub jay in the park year-round.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pro Football Focus analyst Bradley Locker has named the Bills as one of the top potential trade suitors for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen ahead of the deadline.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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What happened to Melanie’s husband-to-be and her four previous suitors that all vanished?—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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And while Sturm offers a small group of men’s options (the Face Cream Men doubles as an after-shave soother), some of her male clientele seem content to buy the primary unisex line.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Additional details on this year’s fellows can be found below in their bios from Starz.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Wooers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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