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court

[kawrt] / kɔrt /
NOUN
yard, garden of building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
street
STRONG
cloister close compass courtyard curtilage enclosure forum patio piazza plaza quad quadrangle square
NOUN
ruler's attendants
Synonyms
STRONG
castle cortege entourage hall palace retinue staff suite train
WEAK
lords and ladies royal household
NOUN
judicial system
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bench judge justice session tribunal
STRONG
bar forum magistrate
WEAK
court of justice kangaroo court law court seat of judgment
NOUN
building for legal proceedings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bench courthouse courtroom tribunal
STRONG
bar
WEAK
city hall county courthouse federal building hall of justice justice building law court municipal building
NOUN
wooing
Synonyms
STRONG
address attention homage love respects suit
VERB
fawn over, pay attention to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attract charm cultivate entice invite please praise propose pursue seek solicit sue woo
STRONG
allure beseech bid bootlick captivate chase date entreat flatter follow gallant grovel importune serenade spark spoon sweetheart
WEAK
ask in marriage curry favor go out with go steady go together go with keep company with make love to make overture make time with pander to pay addresses to pay court to pop the question run after seek the hand of set one's cap take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
condemn deny displease ignore neglect refuse reject repel repulse turn off
STRONG
offend
WEAK
disregard

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Billionaire John Malone, then the company’s chairman, was included in the discussions, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Marcus Smart stepped up to meet Kevin Durant at three-quarters court.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The children's adoptive mother brought the case because of the children's "wishes and feelings" about the breakdown of the adoption, according to written submissions to the court.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The court, he said, reduced that to a tautology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

When a Russian diplomat invited her to the court of Czar Alexander III, Kate packed her two boys, aged six and eight, and traveled to St. Petersburg.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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