as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
of all her wooers, he was the only one who met with her father's approval
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The film, led by three movie stars in Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, follows a New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with a wealthy suitor and her ex boyfriend.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 Aug. 2025 -
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix documentary) Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a Michigan teen and her boyfriend.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Aug. 2025
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Want to learn more about this space-saving audio system aimed directly at record lovers?—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Alma thinks nothing of it, until Maggie — who is gay and lives with her non-binary lover Alex (Lio Mehiel) — comes to her apartment, with a story to tell.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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The initiative includes open houses that began Aug. 26 for properties in several west Louisville neighborhoods — each one up for grabs at $1 to eligible suitors.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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However, in recent weeks, they have been heavily connected as a potential suitor for Dallas Cowboys superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Mascherano’s men rebounded from a forgettable spring slump during which the team had one win, two ties and five losses in eight games.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Chaturvedi said the Clemson study could illuminate the backstory behind a mysterious case, published in a 2020 article, in which high arsenic levels in well water at a man’s weekend cottage (the location was undisclosed) caused his vision to deteriorate in both eyes.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Dillon Gabriel, a fellow rookie, is expected to be placed ahead of Sanders as well.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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But July saw the lowest grain exports for that month since 2008, according to Peter Frankopan, associate fellow on Russia and Eurasia at International Institute for Strategic Studies, who attributed it to intensifying climate volatility.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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But in the new film, the unnamed swain has been replaced by a Robin Hood-style heartthrob named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who leads a defiant group of bandits that steals from the monarchy and gives to the poor.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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“Wooer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooer. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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