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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  • Singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe and Danish band Lukas Graham, who had been expected to support Sheeran on upcoming North American dates, both withdrew from the tour.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Charlie Puth has cancelled his upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour, scrapping a number of November arena dates first announced in April.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • The mission was relatively short, just three days, and included two spacewalks, and what NASA calls the first orbital rendezvous and docking with an Agena target vehicle (the first in-space docking occurred three missions earlier on Gemini 8).
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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  • In every other Veronica Beard store globally, customers can work with store ambassadors for the customization process with follow up appointments in store to ensure fit.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Research generally suggests combining the methods delivers greater benefit than either alone, and boots can help maintain progress between MLD appointments.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Assignations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignations. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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