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dating app

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

noun

  • dating apps
    plural
  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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A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan's low birth rate, according to official data.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The 22-year-old content creator met a six-foot-three German aerospace engineer on the dating app Hinge, which has a subscription tier that lets users hyper-filter searches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

NHS director Joanne, from New Inn, Torfaen, met Griffiths on the dating app Hinge in August 2022.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

After a difficult few years, Kelly was ready for a relationship in 2022, and met Scatchard on a dating app.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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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