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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
Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
For the latest on official viewing parties and scheduled activities, keep an eye on San Jose Events and city announcements as dates firm up.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Mark Prussin, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The show, which is hosted by 45-year-old Nick Viall and his 27-year wife Natalie Joy, is one of the few dating series created by women, Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn, who run Velvet Hammer Media.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Long's next court date will be on March 30, when he is set to appear before a judge for an inquiry hearing.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
For the latest on official viewing parties and scheduled activities, keep an eye on San Jose Events and city announcements as dates firm up.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
The tower was part of the park's original construction that dates to 1928 and was last renovated about 20 years ago.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The show, which is hosted by 45-year-old Nick Viall and his 27-year wife Natalie Joy, is one of the few dating series created by women, Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn, who run Velvet Hammer Media.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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That’s due to an Oklahoma law that requires anyone who accepts such an appointment to sign a pledge not to run for the post in the next election.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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News of Feder’s appointment comes amid a sweeping leadership reset at Disney, as Josh D’Amaro has taken the reins as CEO from Bob Iger and moved quickly to streamline the company’s structure.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the system was tested across charging sessions of varying durations and with different buffer storage sizes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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This unseasonable March streak of scorching heat is not only notable in its intensity, but also in its duration and its scale.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Under sunny skies, and accompanied by warm southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph, Austin’s daytime temperatures on Saturday could soar to 94 degrees, similar to the 97-degree reading last Sunday (a record for March 15).—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Brady, their youngest of two sons, currently attends college at Grand Canyon in Phoenix.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both were attending a conference on theoretical computer science, but the academic trajectories that had brought them there were strikingly different.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Military intelligence services managed to track down Osguera after finding out about his rendezvous, authorities said after the operation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But shyness and cluelessness kept me from making my rendezvous with the guy that was to aid in that connection.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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That divergence of opinion hasn’t provided a national consensus for a permanent time standard.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Moore’s decision to court the Farm Animal Rights Movement and disparage the work of Maryland farmers appears less like a genuine moral objection to animal cruelty and more like a desperate attempt to recover momentum in his ailing, undeclared campaign for president.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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Back in the days in the Philippines, the way that a masculine person would court a feminine person would be to go to the feminine person’s window, with a live band behind them, and sing their declaration of love.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Since Tuck Everlasting was first published in 1975, the average American’s lifespan has increased from 72 to 80.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Throughout its lifespan, the station has served as a test bed for scientific research in microgravity and has in years past opened itself up to private commercial missions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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