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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.

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During this standoff, CBS Los Angeles’ helicopter spotted a deputy just feet from the crashed car scrolling through what appeared to be a woman’s dating app profile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The 19-year-old was studying in Belfast in March 2020 when she matched with Garfield, who at the time was known as Riagain Grainger, on a popular dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

One victim said he agreed to meet a stranger who contacted him on a dating app in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Rachel Serjeant, 30, from Bristol, met Roberts in October 2022 on a dating app and scammed her out of £980.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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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