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dating app

American

[dayt-ing ap] / ˈdeɪt ɪŋ ˌæp /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Amanda Turen met Will Mason on a dating app while visiting family in Florida two-and-a-half years ago, and the pair fell in love instantly.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The pair, from Norway, had been going out for a few weeks after matching on a dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said it had initiated an internal investigation after CBS Los Angeles spotted a deputy on his phone, seemingly scrolling on a dating app, during a standoff Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

First she made me go on the dating app Tinder.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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