woos

present tense third-person singular of woo
as in invites
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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  • Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hanson’s camera only ever invites them to bring themselves.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Rise & Dine is a SAVEUR column by contributing editor Megan Zhang, an aspiring early riser who seeks to explore the culture of mornings and rituals of breakfast around the world.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Woos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woos. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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