gallanting

Definition of gallantingnext
present participle of gallant
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Verb
  • The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Rocky newbies attending the show’s first return to Broadway since the 2000 Circle-in-the-Square revival, might wonder what the fuss was all about.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Heath Ledger played Patrick Verona, a rebellious teen with a mysterious past who accepts the challenge of wooing Kat.
    Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events and out-of-state money.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Set to debut this September, Kerrigan's forthcoming book aims to transform women's approach to dating by working to establish better standards, self-worth and confidence.
    Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Tatum and Kravitz met and started dating while working on her feature directorial debut Blink Twice in 2021.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Najib headed security forces in Daraa province in 2011, when teenagers were arrested and tortured for antigovernment graffiti, sparking mass protests that escalated into Syria’s devastating civil war.
    Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • By Rachel Metz, Bloomberg OpenAI is introducing an artificial intelligence model that’s intended to be better at completing work without much direction, part of a push to keep pace with rivals like Anthropic PBC in courting business customers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • OpenAI is introducing an artificial intelligence model that’s intended to be better at completing work without much direction, part of a push to keep pace with rivals like Anthropic PBC in courting business customers.
    Rachel Metz, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Golden Bears, looking for their first NCAA title, knocked off Hawaii, 15-10, in a quarterfinal before taking out top-seeded defending champion Stanford, 13-11, in the semifinals to advance to their second final in three seasons.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Gallanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallanting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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