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noun

Definition of datenext
1
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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Relevance
2
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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date

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verb

1
as in to accompany
to go on a social engagement with I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

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2
as in to attend
to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage we dated for two years before we got engaged

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of date
Noun
One social media user said a man took photos of her on a date without her permission. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The story of New England’s abolitionists is often told in fragments — names, dates, movements — but rarely in full. — Sam Calhoun, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
At his first court appearance on Monday, prosecutors said Washington was dating the girl's mother, and invited her to his apartment on Saturday. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Cruise’s third wife, Holmes, has dated a few guys since their divorce, including Jamie Foxx. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for date
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
  1. appointment
  2. duration
  3. accompany
  4. attend
  5. rendezvous
  6. time
  7. court
  8. lifespan
Noun
  • Budge’s appointment comes in tandem with Fable & Mane’s appointment of Rose Pilato, previously chief marketing officer at The Maker, as its first CMO as the eight-figure brand continues to scale.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The board must still approve the appointment, a step that could come in the next few months.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of appointment
Noun
  • Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Each enters the room at a precise point in the story, with its timing, intensity and duration considered in relation to what guests are seeing, hearing and tasting.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of duration
Verb
  • Pepe Nufrio, Amanda Digón, Lydia Fairén, Hugo Ruiz and Natán Segado make up the principal cast, accompanied by a live band of 12 musicians.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The passengers were accompanied by family members who waited for their arrival.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • The TikTok user who posted the video of Anderson suggested that the women had booked to attend eight performances.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev attended a ceremony at Thessaloniki's Museum of Byzantine Civilization, where the remains were kept, before the handover.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of attend
Noun
  • During the rendezvous with the space station, five thrusters in the capsule's service module failed, resulting in a temporary loss of full maneuverability.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That makes communications, navigation, orbital rendezvous, and mission logistics substantially harder.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The last time the Congress voted to go to year-round Daylight Saving Time was during the Nixon years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of time
Verb
  • Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But Milei is trying to recast Argentina as a destination for foreign wealth, slashing public spending, dismantling regulations and courting investment in the country's vast oil and mineral resources.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • If true, this means the nation is now capable of continuing to extend the lifespan of valuable spacecraft in space.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Hot water can cause shrinking, fraying, and pilling, which shortens the lifespan of your towels.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of lifespan

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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