as in to invite
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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That would deliver a huge blow to the Pennsylvania economy, hurting the voters that Biden had been wooing in blocking the deal.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Luca Guadagnino One of the best films of the 2010s, this drama stars Timothee Chalamet as a boy who discovers his own sexuality when he’s wooed by an older man, played by Armie Hammer.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
As part of its efforts to woo the locals, Tomorrow will open a second Paris showroom, at 45 Rue de la Boétie, on Wednesday.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
So does its competitor, Impossible Foods, which recently changed its packaging colors from green to blood red, all the better to woo carnivores.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Luca Guadagnino One of the best films of the 2010s, this drama stars Timothee Chalamet as a boy who discovers his own sexuality when he’s wooed by an older man, played by Armie Hammer.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
As part of its efforts to woo the locals, Tomorrow will open a second Paris showroom, at 45 Rue de la Boétie, on Wednesday.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
So does its competitor, Impossible Foods, which recently changed its packaging colors from green to blood red, all the better to woo carnivores.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for woo
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woo. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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