dating service

noun

: a business that introduces people to each other so that they can decide if they want to date each other
online dating services

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As her fiance Ken Steinkamp tells it, the couple met through a dating service on a rainy night in December 2019. — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023 The two reportedly met weeks earlier on the Down app, a casual dating service, according to police. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 Ashley Madison is an online dating service that was originally targeted towards people looking to have an affair — either with married individuals or singles. — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 Wendi married Markel in 2006 after previously connecting on a Jewish dating service. — Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dating service

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“Dating service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dating%20service. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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