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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.

Example Sentences

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And the dating app Tinder is testing the ID in Japan to verify that users are human—and really the age they say they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soon after, my sister told me she had seen Gabe on a dating app.

From Los Angeles Times

Hinge, better known as the dating app designed to be deleted, is traditionally used to foster romantic connections.

From Salon

Lopez teamed up with Alex Mehr, a mechanical engineer who had co-founded an online dating app that sold for $255 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Mr. Ma saw a dating app from Hong Kong on a colleague’s new smartphone, though, he realized that his website was a relic from another age.

From The Wall Street Journal

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