woos

verb

present tense third-person singular of woo
as in invites
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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Recent Examples of woos As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woos
  1. invites
  2. seeks
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  • Kelce and Swift went to great lengths to keep their romantic ceremony private, sending digital invites watermarked with guest names and bundled with NDAs barring them from revealing information about their attendance in advance.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • By burrowing so deeply into detail, a sense of universality organically emerges that invites viewers to project their own experiences onto the work.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of invites
Verb
  • The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cooke — who has the backing of House Democrats' campaign arm, which considers the seat a top target as the party seeks to regain the majority — beat progressive Emily Berge to win the Democratic nomination.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeks

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