wooed; wooing; woos
1
: to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
2
: to solicit or entreat especially with importunity
woo new customers
3
: to seek to gain or bring about
: to court a woman
wooer
noun
Examples of woo in a Sentence
The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
Recent Examples on the Web
DirecTV’s carriage fight comes as its latest ad campaign has highlighted its streaming options to woo consumers.
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Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
Like the catalog buyers, would-be managers have tried to woo Toto.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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NBCUniversal has spent heavily in 2024 attempting to woo subscribers, notably edging out Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, in its acquisition of future NBA broadcast rights.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
What were once seen as necessary stances to woo a rabid progressive base in the 2020 primaries are now general-election liabilities.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 July 2024
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Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
Like the catalog buyers, would-be managers have tried to woo Toto.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
Related article Everything to know about the controversy over Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze medal
NBCUniversal has spent heavily in 2024 attempting to woo subscribers, notably edging out Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, in its acquisition of future NBA broadcast rights.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
What were once seen as necessary stances to woo a rabid progressive base in the 2020 primaries are now general-election liabilities.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 July 2024
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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