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as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock
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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances
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Recent Examples of date
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
The waiver allows passengers with bookings made before Aug. 14 to move their trip to a date between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Jessica Sager, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
According to clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, dating someone who’s emotionally immature may involve dealing with their tendencies to avoid vulnerability, trying new things, or being alone with themselves and their uncomfortable thoughts and feelings; and their need to get the last word in.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
It will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ at a later date.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
The waiver allows passengers with bookings made before Aug. 14 to move their trip to a date between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
The mom-of-eight chronicled her dating journey in Kate Plus Date.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
According to clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, dating someone who’s emotionally immature may involve dealing with their tendencies to avoid vulnerability, trying new things, or being alone with themselves and their uncomfortable thoughts and feelings; and their need to get the last word in.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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For businesses relying on BLS data for planning, Antoni’s appointment signals a shift from technical expertise to political alignment in agency leadership.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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And their stance is likely to be further boosted by the appointment at the next meeting of Trump nominee Stephen Miran—widely seen by the market as a dove who will push for rates to lower.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Department's post indicated a review was underway but did not provide a timeline, leaving the duration and operational consequences of the pause uncertain. Update 8/16/25, 2:08 p.m.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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With ordinary use and several workouts over the duration, the Whoop MG lasted roughly 15.5 days on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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With Brian Cashman accompanying the Yankees to St. Louis, the Bombers beat the Cardinals, 4-3, on Friday night.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The remaining pages include contact information for staff members as well as the names of the 13 U.S. and Russian state leaders who attended, including phonetic pronunciation of the Russian names.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Glades Middle also serves students who attended Coral Cove in Miramar, which also converted to a K-8.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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What's more, Venus and Jupiter's cosmic rendezvous should take place against a backdrop of bright stars – including Orion, Taurus, Gemini and Sirius, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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Practicing for the moon Selected with NASA's second group of astronauts in 1962, Lovell first launched aboard Gemini 7, the first mission to include a rendezvous with another crewed spacecraft (Gemini 6).—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The website was bringing in around 2 million Australian dollars, or just over 2 million USD in annual revenue at the time, Molnar says.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, while China and the U.S. extended their deadline to reach a trade deal and are continuing negotiations, Beijing has courted countries across Asia, Africa, South America, and even the E.U. to develop trade ties.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending in May but the host is already courting new employers.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cage, who had previously romanced Brooke Shields, went on to marry five times, with one of those marriages only lasting four days.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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Austin Nichols, who famously romanced Brooke Davis on The CW’s One Tree Hill, is joining the cast of the Netflix drama in its upcoming seventh season, TVLine has confirmed, though details about his character remain under wraps for now.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
14 July 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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