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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
Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Levi's Mid Length Shorts No summer closet is complete without a reliable pair of shorts, and this pair from Levi’s can be styled with your favorite T-shirt, blouse, or tank top for casual outings or fun date nights.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Simmons and Gotti began dating in 2022, going public with their romance on New Year’s Day, 2023.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Forrest asked that Gorman's right to request a bond hearing at a later date be preserved, which Volpe agreed to.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Levi's Mid Length Shorts No summer closet is complete without a reliable pair of shorts, and this pair from Levi’s can be styled with your favorite T-shirt, blouse, or tank top for casual outings or fun date nights.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Verb
The Heat’s own first-round pick, at No. 15, is held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, a selection that dates to the Heat’s sign-and-trade acquisition of Butler in the 2019 offseason.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Simmons and Gotti began dating in 2022, going public with their romance on New Year’s Day, 2023.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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At issue in the case was a lawsuit that sought to undo the preventive care provision by challenging the appointment process for members of a 16-person task force that determines which preventive services are to be provided for free under insurance policies.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Inmates could not receive visits or make phone calls, and prisoners at the state’s highest-security institutions were confined to their cells except for essential services, such as legal and medical appointments.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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And since the sun will appear to describe such a high arc across the sky, the duration of daylight will be at its most extreme, lasting exactly 15 hours.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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This tactic bumped our average session duration by 20%.—
Vaibhav Kakkar,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Wednesday is predicted to put an end to the week’s streak of showers and thunderstorms with mostly sunny conditions expected throughout the day accompanied by a high of 88.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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The event featured two screenings of the documentary, accompanied by an educational moment centered around self-care.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The law also calls for school districts to share referendum revenue with charter schools attended by students in their district beginning in 2028.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The 10-week summer term is attended mainly by students at SCAD’s School of Film and Acting, who spend their time in Lacoste developing and then shooting a short film as a group.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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After a particularly long orbital chase, more than 24 hours between launch and rendezvous, the crew aboard Dragon are scheduled to dock with the space station Thursday morning, around 7:00 a.m. (1100 GMT).—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
25 June 2025
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He’s sent on a rendezvous with the Coyotes as punishment, and that’s where Stabler comes face-to-face with Andre, the biker gang’s sadistic leader.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The small, ragtag crew of replacements that Kennedy appointed two days later met this week for the first time, amid lots of empty chairs in a conference room in Atlanta.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2025
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This June, Champagne Taittinger is opening a brand new restaurant on-site, adding a full-service dining space to its visitor center for the first time.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The team’s Hollywood ties are legion, from Jack Nicholson on the sidelines to Jerry Buss courting celebrities with the Forum Club.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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The streamer is actively courting international partners as part of its long-term strategy to bring high-end Chinese animation to wider audiences.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 June 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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Many spend time playing Baldur’s Gate 3 splitting time between epic battles and romancing companions.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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