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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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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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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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Recent Examples of date
Noun
Stavvy’s World is an advice panel show featuring Halkias alongside many of today’s buzziest emerging comics, which has done over 30 million downloads/views year-to-date across platforms. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Her full list of show dates is available on her website. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
In the past, scammers have gone through traditional dating sites. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 Rehabbing the building also created an opportunity to make functional and aesthetic upgrades to the restaurant, which many felt had become dated. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for date
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
  • The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Abby Frank, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
  • NewDays is a treatment platform for cognitive decline that includes telehealth appointments and personalized brain exercises.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But, unlike Section 122, there’s no limit to the level or duration of tariffs arising from Section 301 investigations.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Details surrounding the mission — such as the vehicle’s payload capacity, power source duration, and specific mining technique — remain undisclosed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Even before today’s announcement, though, Medicare could cover the drugs for other conditions that often accompany being overweight, such as diabetes and sleep apnea.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Each dish can be paired with Carbone Riviera’s impressive wine list, focused in on Champagne, white Burgundy, and coastal Italian vino accompanied by reds from Tuscany, Burgundy and Piedmont.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the UN compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year’s UN climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém, Brazil.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • In addition, a 45-year-old man who was on campus to attend the event was hit on the head with a glass bottle or jar and was sent to a nearby hospital with a laceration, Mogulof said.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Producer Yung Willis’ electronic flourishes and subdued log drums help soundtrack Jiggy’s late-night rendezvous.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Upon its rendezvous with the ISS, HTV-X carried out a series of test maneuvers, including a retreat-from-station procedure and systems checks ahead of spacecraft capture.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This can reduce time needed for extensive wind tunnel testing or large-scale computer simulations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The buttons control the cooking modes, temperature setting (up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit), and cook time, which can also be conveniently adjusted using the dial.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As South Asian publics have pushed back against governments closely aligned with New Delhi, Beijing has asserted itself, courting new regimes with loans and military hardware and stressing respect for their sovereignty.
    MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The off-Broadway show, which has courted controversy with its depiction of the Holocaust survivor as a pansexual Latina named Anita Franco, has been a box office hit for Asylum NYC.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The lifespan of a small breed dog is typically longer than their larger counterparts—up to about 16 years, so they are not considered seniors until age 12 usually.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But the crash does highlight how planes, can have a much longer long lifespan than the average flyer realizes.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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