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 Khy founder has been on a fashionable streak all summer long; she has been spotted spending time in Europe with friends, family and her boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, over the last few weeks, and has worn several stylish outfits during her travels that later made it to her Instagram.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
19 July 2025 -
The rapper arrived at her first Pete and Thomas Foundation gala with her new boyfriend and a classic beauty look.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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On the hunt for the key to a country music lover’s heart?—
Ramal Nasim
July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Beach lovers should check out Britannia Beach and then continue to drive north towards Sea to Sky Gondola.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rashford’s wage meant potential suitors comprised a narrow field.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Alan Rickman, with his deep, mellow, softly puffing voice, is immensely sympathetic as that most patient of suitors, Colonel Brandon.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The wear and tear of a job that devours men in their 30s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Ahead of this summer’s tournament, D’Amelio reached out to UConn men’s basketball General Manager Tom Moore to explore the idea of playing at either Gampel Pavilion or PeoplesBank Arena (formerly the XL Center).—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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Jessica Riedl, former staff director of the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth—who spent a decade as Heritage lead research fellow on federal budget and spending policy—was among the many paying tribute to Feulner on social media.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Funding also supports the stipends of research fellows, postdoctoral scholars and promising early-career mathematicians.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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