dates 1 of 2

plural of date
1
as in rendezvous
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 durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

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dates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of date
1
as in accompanies
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 attends
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 dates
Noun
Additional details including Webtoon release dates will be shared at a later date. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 Related Stories Disney has 14 dates currently in the Rentrak system for 2028 — and that’s not counting 20th Century Studios or Searchlight theatrical releases. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026 Map the dates, name the home-base need, and choose the version of expansion your real life can actually support. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Universal Orlando uses dynamic pricing, meaning tickets are significantly cheaper during mid-week dates in off-peak months like September, January, and February. Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026 Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 21, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026 Eminem's ex-wife Kimberley Anne Mathers is being held in jail in Mount Clemens, Michigan, after her bond was revoked, and October court dates have been set in three pending cases. Christina Hall, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Demand in Mexico was so high that President Claudia Sheinbaum contacted South Korean officials to explore the possibility of adding more dates. John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 The yield-to-worst yardstick measures the lowest potential yield a bondholder would receive short of an issuer going bankrupt, and incorporates early retirement dates, like call or put options. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
Or consider the Miasma theory, which dates all the way back to Ancient Greece and was a popular contagious disease model throughout the Middle Ages. T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 And for anyone who dates a widow or widower, Kloots explained that reality needs to be understood from the start. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The idea dates to 1936, when the German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his student Hans Euler proposed that space is never truly void. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Richie’s tour with Earth, Wind & Fire continues with North American arena dates through October. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The building dates to the early 1900s as one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers. Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 The current dispute dates to 2022, when goat herders were temporarily brought under the alternative monthly wage already used for sheep herders. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Though the current main building was erected in 1902, part of the Old City Hall, which dates to 1845, was incorporated into it. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 According to local tradition, the weaving craft dates to when Princess Wencheng introduced weaving techniques to Tibet after marrying the king. ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dates
Noun
  • Katalyst said over a week later that the team was validating LINK’s performance, and the spacecraft was preparing for its upcoming rendezvous with Swift.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With the experiments and the team of scientists chosen, two rehearsal flights were conducted before the actual flight, which took off from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for a rendezvous with the eclipse shadow over Mauritania.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This approach isn’t all that different from last year for the fourth-year quarterback; Young played for varying durations in two of the Panthers’ three preseason contests in 2025.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Space-grade storage must withstand radiation, operate within strict power limitations and maintain data integrity over long mission durations.
    Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Water and dust are important ingredients in the chemistry that accompanies star and planet formation, meaning material shed by aging stars such as IRS 3 could eventually contribute to future generations of stars and planets.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The correspondence which accompanies the treaty will put the Senate in possession of all the facts known to the Executive.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ashlynn Richardson lives near Beveridge Elementary where her daughter Serenity, 10, attends fifth grade.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Williams said his 11-year-old daughter attends school outside of her neighborhood.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Australians, in a nation of 28 million people, face significant wait times for specialist appointments and specific diagnostic scans or elective surgeries, ranging from weeks to a year.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Tool call volume is not stable, and Arcade says its own call volume grew 25 times in six months.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Public Defender's Office said Govindbhai, without double-checking the plate numbers, walked to the driver's side door and struck the window with his baton four times, smashing the glass.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Omega walks onto the ramp with a metal pipe and quickly takes out the Don Callis Family members to make the save.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When Zuko takes out the guards to help Team Avatar escape, Azula shows up as the two begin an epic, fiery battle combining Zuko’s red flames with her blue ones.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • But while the BlackWidow courts a crowd more interested in cracking open their keyboards for DIY tweaks, the Huntsman V3 Pro TKL 8K targets gamers who want fast inputs and faster reaction times.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026
  • One night in April when the boy playing Orlando was home sick and Jamie was waiting for Adele in their private coital chamber, Bromley kept her late to work on the scene where Orlando courts Rosalind playing Ganymede playing Rosalind.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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“Dates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dates. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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