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.
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That gives Nintendo time to build hype, establish a launch library, and woo developers and publishers that aren't already working on Switch 2 games behind closed doors.
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
In a speech from the Oval Office, Biden did not name Elon Musk, who stands to take a central role in Donald Trump‘s administration, or Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who have taken blatant steps to woo the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
In recent months, Meta has sought to woo creators with bonus incentives and flashy AI tools, seemingly positioning itself to benefit from a creator influx following the pending TikTok ban.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The tribe members, who said they had been wooed with promises of medicines, received nothing.
—Brendan Borrell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
In a speech from the Oval Office, Biden did not name Elon Musk, who stands to take a central role in Donald Trump‘s administration, or Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who have taken blatant steps to woo the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
In recent months, Meta has sought to woo creators with bonus incentives and flashy AI tools, seemingly positioning itself to benefit from a creator influx following the pending TikTok ban.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The tribe members, who said they had been wooed with promises of medicines, received nothing.
—Brendan Borrell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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