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dating app

American  
[dayt-ing ap] / ˈdeɪt ɪŋ ˌæp /

noun

  1. an app that enables users to search for someone to go out on a date with or matches them with likely candidates.


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When Tamika Young was promoted to the top marketing gig at dating app Hinge last December, she stipulated that she wanted to change the job title.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This time Julie signed up to a dating app aimed at over-50s, called Ourtime.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Even though she has filters set up, Tabacnic always double-checks to make sure her matches are actually where the dating app says they are.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Three years after my second divorce, with the help of a dating app, I went on 53 first dates in one summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

It also let her see that the car salesman in 8A looked nothing like the photo he’d just posted on a dating app.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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