tryst

as in rendezvous
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park

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Recent Examples of tryst No, though the sight of each other fires up their libidos, resulting in a tryst and an engagement. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025 The playful, awkward negotiations between Samuel and Romy at the beginning of their tryst shrewdly communicate the difficulties of turning a flush of desire into action. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 From her trysts with potential paramours to her ride-or-die friendship with some of her fellow castmates, Miller came in like a wrecking ball, switching up the status quo of the show with her personality and intellect. Tayler Adigun, Essence, 28 May 2025 The women in the Beatles’ universe played a major role in the group’s personal and musical journey: A constellation of girlfriends, wives, trysts, and exes influenced each band member, their songs, and the band’s direction. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tryst
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Noun
  • After a particularly long orbital chase, more than 24 hours between launch and rendezvous, the crew aboard Dragon are scheduled to dock with the space station Thursday morning, around 7:00 a.m. (1100 GMT).
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 June 2025
  • He’s sent on a rendezvous with the Coyotes as punishment, and that’s where Stabler comes face-to-face with Andre, the biker gang’s sadistic leader.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The court ruled 6-3 in finding that the task force members are inferior officers, whose appointment by the head of Health and Human Services is consistent with the Constitution's Appointments Clause.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
  • Inmates could not receive visits or make phone calls, and prisoners at the state’s highest-security institutions were confined to their cells except for essential services, such as legal and medical appointments.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Forrest asked that Gorman's right to request a bond hearing at a later date be preserved, which Volpe agreed to.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
  • Saturday night's attack was one of -- if not the -- largest of Moscow's war to date.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 29 June 2025

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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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