Thesaurus results for DATES

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noun

plural of date

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

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of date

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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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

Analysts note the dates heavily leverage deep Shia religious iconography, falling directly within the holy mourning month of Muharram. —

Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Prices to Edinburgh on the same dates are similar. —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026 His other tour dates included stops in Spain, Austria, the United States and China. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 In 2025, the team conducted its visit in April and, as the calendar moves on, potential dates for another visit are running low. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Originally announced with 11 stadium dates, the Asia run has expanded to 17 shows due to demand. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026 Across Bay Area markets tracked by AirDNA, average nightly rates were above $300 during both group-stage and round-of-32 dates, according to this news organization’s analysis of the firm’s data. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 June 2026 The restaurant was considered an upscale place for special occasions such as first dates, engagements and wedding receptions and was popular for celebrity spotting. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 All of her shows in London are more affordable, though, sitting at $321 a pop for some dates. —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 June 2026

Verb

On The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco played the extroverted, aspiring actress Penny, who lives next door and eventually dates and marries Leonard. —

Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The structure, which dates to the eleventh century, is part of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, or Monastery of the Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. —

News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026 Those economics become even more challenging because publishing still operates on a returns system that dates back to the Great Depression. —

Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026 After all, the Giants had won Super Bowls in the 1986 and 1990 seasons, while the Knicks’ championship drought dates back to 1973. —

Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Situated on Block Island—accessible via ferry from nearby Narragansett—New Shoreham dates back to the 17th century. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 The Aerie, located in downtown New Bern, is an impressive Italianate Victorian that dates to 1882. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 The age-verification battle in the US dates back to 2023, when Louisiana passed an age-verification bill. —

Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 The conversation about alternates actually dates back to before Jennifer Cohen took over as athletic director. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dates

Noun

Early risers on Wednesday morning (June 10) will be able to partake in an interesting rendezvous between the moon and a bright planet.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026
The plan would be to launch Blue Moon first, which can be up in space for 90 days, and gives more flexibility for a rendezvous with Orion.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026