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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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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

After coming out of a difficult marriage, the florist from North Yorkshire met a man on a dating app, who called himself "Patrick".

From BBC • May 19, 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

First she made me go on the dating app Tinder.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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