as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach
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Sean Payton and Tom Brady flirted with the idea of teaming up together for one more championship run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Although Kirk veered into extreme positions that sometimes overlapped with such groups (Kirk aligned with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on election denialism and flirted with rhetoric on race that echoed Patriot Front), far-right militias have been firmly relegated to the political fringes.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Coquetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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