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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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Recent Examples of date
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But this posting is likely out of date.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Gretchen has a long-term boyfriend who lives in another town, but Amy hasn’t even dated since the early two-thousands.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The case now moves from the district court to Charles County Circuit Court, where future trial dates will be set.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But this posting is likely out of date.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
In Florida, Hunter met and began dating Green, who only knew him as his alias, Michael Berry.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Gretchen has a long-term boyfriend who lives in another town, but Amy hasn’t even dated since the early two-thousands.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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But documents released by the government in March, after being forced to by Parliament, showed Starmer ignored red flags raised by his staff about the appointment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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If the emergency room felt excessive or a primary care appointment was not available, patients used urgent care for help.—
Jeremy Morgan,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The University of Miami says there is an interest in larger trials to confirm the findings, and to determine the optimal timing and duration of the GLP-1 therapy.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The effects on abuse survivors differ in their intensity, unpredictability and duration.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Noble families, Orlandi tells his students, sometimes hired musicians to accompany their amateur efforts.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the accompanying photo, Fleetwood and his new bride, Elizabeth Jordan lean into one another, cheekily posing behind Fleetwood's upheld fedora.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It would be built beneath Sherman Park, federal land southwest of the White House, to provide a more secure place to screen those going on White House tours or attending events.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, fewer than 200 students attend.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As Tuesday dawned, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman continued to beam back pictures of the previous day’s lunar rendezvous, which set a distance record for humanity.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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By late Tuesday afternoon, the Artemis II astronauts had beamed back more than 50 gigabytes’ worth of pictures and other data from the previous day’s lunar rendezvous, which set a new distance record for humanity.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, this time around, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, opted to fly business class on Qantas, surprising some of their fellow fliers on the flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the nation’s weapons manufacturers—part of what is known inside the Beltway as the defense-industrial base, or DIB—have grown cautious after years of fast-shifting congressional priorities.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both Porter and Steyer have courted the more left-wing, progressive side of the party.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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And that’s a risk that The Audacity is courting in a premiere that doesn’t care yet about turning its satirical targets into antiheroes, which is what Glatzer was doing on Better Call Saul and Succession.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The excellent active noise-cancellation feature uses batteries with an 80-hour lifespan.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The original Wylfa power station, once Britain’s oldest nuclear plant, concluded 44 years of operations in 2015, having reached the end of its natural lifespan.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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