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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Recent Examples of woos
As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woos
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Gone are the title, the inbox, the calendar invites lining up the days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Energy weakness invites economic pain and geopolitical danger.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The developers are adding a Double-Time Sundays, which seeks to take advantage of routes by offering more Pokemon spawns while doing the task with another boost coming from Incense.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Iran seeks a deal that would release its frozen assets abroad.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Woos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woos. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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