assignations

plural of assignation
as in dates
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel

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Recent Examples of assignations The terror and the beauty of Jordan and Gareth’s assignations are that both men stop being able to tell themselves apart. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Men who trick their wives into outside romantic assignations ultimately need to be taught a lesson, and Diego de la Vega is no exception. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 In preparation for her assignations with Pat at locations in the city agreeable to him, Isabel pays careful attention to her personal style and dress. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026 Their assignations bump along methodically, PowerPoint-style. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026 The assignations are alleged to have taken place on the job and in the building where all were assigned to provide security. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Key dates this month Venus is about to blaze at peak brilliance, but this farewell performance comes with a challenge.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And choosing dates that don’t make for the very popular Thursday-to-Sunday trip can be a cost-saver.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • After a nine-minute ascent—which was filmed on board for TBS to broadcast—and a two-day rendezvous, the three crew members arrived at the Mir space station.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After the Opry rendezvous, Miller and Mascis headed over to Nashville hot spot the Vinyl Tap for an unplanned Neil Young tribute on the bar-slash-record shop’s small stage.
    Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Taking this unpaid time upfront, Bornstein hoped, might help shift the tenor of appointments later, and might even convince some to vaccinate once there was a sense of trust.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Faculty influence over big-picture decisions such as budgets and top appointments has declined nationally over the last two decades, and at USC, professors have complained that faculty input is often only advisory and can be overridden.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Assignations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignations. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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