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woo

verb

ˈwü

Definition of woo

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 That means Democratic contenders have a lot more lawmakers to woo. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 To woo the American artist best known for his curvaceous and colorful Balloon Dog sculptures, Hublot invited him to its Nyon, Switzerland, home base. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Related Stories The latter who wooed viewers with her portrait of tax inspector Sara Santano, returns here with a new tax evasion case. — Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 There was a very enthusiastic response to the movie in the room, with Cruz and Bardem sharing hugs during the applause and woos from the crowd. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for woo

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Irish cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, who later became known for the likes of Atonement, The Hours, Nocturnal Animals and The Greatest Showman, was actually invited by Jarman to shoot behind the scenes.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Unlike Lonely People with Power, which featured Interpol’s Paul Banks and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews, At Work in the Fields of the Bomb doesn’t invite any guests.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating Prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
When a lobbyist for former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar — an electoral opponent of Tinubu — filed an amicus brief, Greenspan sought to make clear that the two were not working together.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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