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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
The cold open was framed as a ride through a budget Halloween haunted attraction, with Grace Reiter and Jeremy Culhane as a couple on a date and Kenan Thompson as a Grim Reaper guide. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2026 In addition, on that date, Mars is positioned 5 degrees to the upper right of much brighter Jupiter. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
Lake Howell leads 45-35 in the the third quarter and with a win would end a 30-year postseason drought, dating to 2006. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Oceanic temperatures are continuing to rise in the part of the Pacific Ocean responsible for El Niño, and federal scientists say there’s an 83% chance this El Niño will be the strongest in the modern record, which dates to 1950. — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 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
  • Alina Habba stepped down as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor in December after an appeals court found her appointment unlawful.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Fleetwood boss Matt Lawlor is less than a year into his first senior managerial position, having been given the job on an interim basis in January before his appointment was made permanent in March.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of appointment
Noun
  • The study also found that hypoxic burden — the severity and duration of low-oxygen episodes caused by breathing disruptions during sleep — fell by about 75% among participants without type 2 diabetes and 65% among those with the condition.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Less costly short-term plans As their name suggests, short-term, limited-duration plans are designed for people with temporary gaps in coverage, such as those who are between jobs or months away from qualifying for Medicare.
    — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of duration
Verb
  • They are accompanied by their keeper, a man with dwarfism, quite probably an acid joke at his expense.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Impact on jobs Along with the financial toll that often accompanies looking after a loved one, caregivers may also experience an impact on their jobs or income.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stevens instead opted to attend a different church service with Rogers, where the pair hosted a press conference.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of attend
Noun
  • But this will be a very different encounter than the rendezvous with Blue Moon.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Kermode was curious, if not slightly annoyed about all this cryptic communication and the request for a secret rendezvous.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • Some studies also suggest moving commuting times nearer to dusk in the fall increases the risk of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife, which are more active around sunset.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
  • As the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics explains, energy confinement time describes how quickly thermal energy escapes from the plasma, rather than how long an experiment runs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of time
Verb
  • But there is an opportunity to close the gap through more successful efforts to court the non-runner.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the primary, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee courted Ford for a possible endorsement but ultimately found policy differences with him, Ford said, including his declining to support unconditional military aid to Israel.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • Home backup power is shifting toward longer lifespans, higher efficiency, and entirely new battery chemistries.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Why large dogs age faster In many mammalian species, larger creatures tend to have longer lifespans.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lifespan

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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