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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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Wragg stood down as an MP after admitting to sharing colleagues' personal phone numbers with someone he met on a dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

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

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, also met Roberts in October 2022 on a dating app.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

First she made me go on the dating app Tinder.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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