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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
Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
In 1914, workers at La Brea found the first, and to date only, human remains, a skull and other bones from a young woman who died about 9,000 years ago.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 July 2025
In a court filing dated July 19 and obtained by Rolling Stone, Janice Turner’s lawyers asked Judge David S. Leibowitz to sentence her to only 30 months.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The limited-edition postcards will be available at more than 10 boutiques in China until Aug. 29, which is the actual date of this year’s Qixi.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
In 1914, workers at La Brea found the first, and to date only, human remains, a skull and other bones from a young woman who died about 9,000 years ago.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Verb
Thus, when these space rocks fall to Earth, these unique decaying isotopes can be used to date their arrival on Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 July 2025
In a court filing dated July 19 and obtained by Rolling Stone, Janice Turner’s lawyers asked Judge David S. Leibowitz to sentence her to only 30 months.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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Pirro's appointment marks a notable shift from Martin, who lacked prosecutorial experience, to someone with extensive courtroom background.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Until every one of us has a spa at home and a standing appointment with Dr. Dennis Gross, Vogue editors will continue to rely on the best beauty tools for a fresh-from-the-salon (or dermatologist’s-office!) glow.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties after weeks of escalating tension and wrangling over its format, with the duration abruptly halved to a single day at Beijing’s request.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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To prevent the transfer of sensitive intellectual property, the exiting team members are required to serve a period of gardening leave, the duration of which is decided in their contract with the current team.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, leading Senate Republicans released a discussion draft, accompanied by a request for industry feedback, earlier this week.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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This was accompanied by Osbourne's debut solo single, Crazy Train, which was released in 1987.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Trump officials attempted to deport thousands of international students for minor offenses, banned the entry of students to attend Harvard and stated an intention to end Optional Practical Training and STEM OPT, which economists say would be a significant blow to attracting world-class talent.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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One faction, Nashville SC supporters group La Brigada De Oro, stopped attending matches for multiple months in light of a series of raids in the Tennessean capital.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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After that, audio-only updates will continue until Crew Dragon Endeavour begins its rendezvous with the space station, when live video coverage will resume on Saturday (Aug 2) around 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT) ahead of docking, hatch opening and crew arrival aboard the orbiting lab.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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Finally, in the last week of June, Kosmos 2582 joined them, and all three satellites began flying close to one another, according to Langbroek, who called the frenzy of activity one of the most complex rendezvous and proximity operations exercises Russia has conducted in decades.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
Noun
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During this brief time, passengers get above the Kármán line — the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) demarcation widely regarded as the point where space begins — and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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During that time, the families of Cameron Lamb, Alphonso Carroll, Thomas Mark Colatrella, Donnie Sanders, Robert White, and Cathryn McClelland completed litigation and received one or multiple payments from the department, according to police records.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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France has funnelled billions into a joint venture with Mistral AI and Nvidia, while Germany is courting Anthropic after its own memorandum with DSIT in February.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Nationally, other polls suggest Trump is failing to court the support of the majority of voters.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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On that show, McMahon played antagonist Cole Turner, the half-demon assassin also known as Belthazor who romances Alyssa Milano's Phoebe.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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Like many of Anderson’s protagonists, Gustave is a reprobate of the first order, romancing old ladies for their fortunes and such.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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