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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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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The corporate retreat comes as Moscow attempts to woo foreign businesses back to Russia, offering incentives but imposing strict conditions, including a 50% asset sale discount and a 10% exit tax.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Republican leaders have already wooed defense hawks in the party worried about a freeze on Pentagon spending.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
To woo younger audiences, BBC News will expand its presence on TikTok and Instagram, and launch an initiative in schools to help students evaluate news legitimacy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
The corporate retreat comes as Moscow attempts to woo foreign businesses back to Russia, offering incentives but imposing strict conditions, including a 50% asset sale discount and a 10% exit tax.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Republican leaders have already wooed defense hawks in the party worried about a freeze on Pentagon spending.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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