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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Recent Examples of woo
And when the Rangers failed to take a step forward in 2022, despite their marquee free-agent signings of Marcus Semien and Corey Seager (the ex-Dodgers shortstop whom Woodward helped woo to Texas) the previous offseason, discontent among the club reached a boiling point.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Veja doesn’t woo celebrities with freebies, dole out discounts or fritter away cash on advertising.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Its attempts last fall to woo American Athletic Conference schools Memphis, Tulane, USF and UTSA fell short.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Males choose conspicuous basking locations — a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence — to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Veja doesn’t woo celebrities with freebies, dole out discounts or fritter away cash on advertising.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Its attempts last fall to woo American Athletic Conference schools Memphis, Tulane, USF and UTSA fell short.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Males choose conspicuous basking locations — a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence — to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woo
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As a rising star at UCLA in 1967, he was personally invited by NFL Browns football star Jim Brown to participate in the Cleveland Summit.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Suarez’s office did not directly respond to questions asking who invited him or the purpose of his trip.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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But two men’s wives, one with a child, are still seeking to be reunited through a family reunification program.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Johnson’s relationship with DeSantis — whose administration has crusaded against diversity efforts at Florida’s public universities and sought to restrict how African American history is taught — has triggered raucous protests across the FAMU community in Tallahassee and nationwide.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woo. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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