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
Unable to raise the $750,000 for his bail, his excursions are limited to trial dates. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Murray is the most optimistic voice here on timing, and notably the only one giving dates. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates. Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Of course, tickets are subject to reservation availability and specific promotional travel dates. Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Dating apps aren’t just for twenty-somethings swiping their way through bad dates and worse bios. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026 And some exclusive hotels, like the Post Ranch Inn and Alila Ventana Inn, had not yet announced opening dates. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 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
Verb
Fraser noted that a portion of the erecting shop, which will receive a more modest round of repairs, dates to 1869. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Still, Cowing seems the 49ers’ best bet to end a punt-return-touchdown drought that dates to Week 1 of the 2011 season. Matt Barrows, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 What to do nearby With a history that pre-dates Florence—it was founded by the Etruscans -Fiesole is a pretty hilltop village that lies a 20-minute shuttle bus ride from the centre of Florence. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 For about a year, the rock frontman rented a historic property just outside Gloucestershire that dates to 1584. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 Federal rules allow debt collectors to use certain reference dates for itemization, such as the last statement date, charge-off date or last payment date. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Summary Cole Haan, whose golf history dates to 1940, is expanding its presence in the sport. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dates
Noun
  • This intimate rendezvous of volunteers was part of Florida’s efforts the last couple years to update its science standards.
    Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Katalyst was able to regain control of the satellite, but the company acknowledged that the issue cost it time, which would delay LINK’s rendezvous with Swift by about a month.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • People could experience long durations of high temperatures with little to no overnight relief from the swelter.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • KrebsOnSecurity’s Brian Krebs said TeamPCP members lacked the operational discipline that usually accompanies a hacking group with its level of accomplishment.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That level of integration removes much of the guesswork that traditionally accompanies resin printing.
    Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, district judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, attends a panel discussion at the annual American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025.
    Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Rooted in raw reality but told through poetic fiction, James Baldwin’s masterwork attends a day in the life of 14-year-old John Grimes and the awakenings, histories, and stories that shape his life.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The State Department has not released the new training materials, explained what officers are being instructed to do differently or said why appointments had to be postponed while the training was conducted.
    María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Professors are shifting a share of their appointments — not just time but funding — into the major.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This could simplify their installation and reduce their deployment times.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This pursuit has at times put the province at odds with the rest of Canada.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 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 30 Aug. 2026.

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