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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 wooing
Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The desperate wooing of Trumpworld figures has been evident with both men.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Smelling blood in the bathwater, Therme has spent the past several years pushing for development in North American cities, spending massively on hiring and events and wooing community representatives and public officials.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
Elections in Colorado’s 8th District have very much turned on candidates successfully wooing independents, the district’s largest voting bloc.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Although neither state’s stadium plans are guaranteed, Indiana officials have tried to portray last week’s moves as giving them the leg up in wooing the charter NFL franchise from the Land of Lincoln to the Hoosier State.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Paramount leadership has insisted its deal is better and has spent the last couple months wooing regulators and shareholders.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Known for wooing audiences as aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery in the WB series, Van Der Beek died Wednesday morning.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Cameron then sets a plan in motion that results in mysterious bad boy Patrick (Heath Ledger) wooing Kat, as Cameron hopes to pull off his grand scheme and go out with Bianca.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
While the Reds were wooing Kyle Schwarber, the front office worked on bringing back closer Emilio Pagán.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The desperate wooing of Trumpworld figures has been evident with both men.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The rehabilitation itself will be expensive, and its success will depend on wooing private investors and overcoming a half-decade of adverse publicity.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Smelling blood in the bathwater, Therme has spent the past several years pushing for development in North American cities, spending massively on hiring and events and wooing community representatives and public officials.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
Elections in Colorado’s 8th District have very much turned on candidates successfully wooing independents, the district’s largest voting bloc.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Although neither state’s stadium plans are guaranteed, Indiana officials have tried to portray last week’s moves as giving them the leg up in wooing the charter NFL franchise from the Land of Lincoln to the Hoosier State.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Paramount leadership has insisted its deal is better and has spent the last couple months wooing regulators and shareholders.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Known for wooing audiences as aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery in the WB series, Van Der Beek died Wednesday morning.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Cameron then sets a plan in motion that results in mysterious bad boy Patrick (Heath Ledger) wooing Kat, as Cameron hopes to pull off his grand scheme and go out with Bianca.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
While the Reds were wooing Kyle Schwarber, the front office worked on bringing back closer Emilio Pagán.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooing
Noun
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The courting of crypto He has been courting crypto ever since.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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And his courting of white nationalists and antisemites changed the face of the party.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The agency was supposed to issue requests for proposals to four finalist companies this month, which would have been a key step in advancing the project by inviting each firm to create a construction plan.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Spring is approaching, and the outdoors is starting to look inviting instead of dreary after a dark, chilly winter.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So with seduction or intimacy, there's also concern that the quality of the information that comes out of these sort of attempts is not necessarily as robust.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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To look at it is to see the entire story of seduction and murder and tragic heroism through a single frame in which light itself, as always in cinema, is the lead actor and the source of revelation.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Andrew Kolvet, who has been hosting Kirk’s show since his death, wrote in a post on X that there was growing urgency in Washington, including among anti-war voices, over reports that Iran may have been pursuing dirty bombs and seeking hypersonic weapons from China.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Cricket and basketball players are facing challenges, too, along with thousands of foreign tourists, while F1 personnel are seeking alternative travel to avoid the region on their way to this week's Australian Grand Prix.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a piece for HoopsHype this week, longtime NBA agent Bernie Lee lavished praise on Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who blew Lee away during a free agent meeting last summer.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Republican praise for military action Texas Republicans broadly framed the strikes as justified and necessary, saying the operation projected American strength and sent a deterrent message.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the same way that Christ fasted to resist the tempting of the biblical adversary, many Christians are also called to fast and give up the temptations of their daily lives during Lent.—
Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Careers involving children, healing, cooking, interior design, real estate, food content, wellness, and lifestyle influencing thrive.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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His wizardry was displayed Sunday in fastidious massaging of volumes, sonorities and interplays, always with an undercurrent of urgency.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some of the more common extra therapies are basic massaging and scents, which are intended to promote relaxation.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Wooing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooing. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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