1
as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
the arcade was the rendezvous of choice for most of the teenagers in town
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2
as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
I have a rendezvous with him at lunchtime
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as in to meet
to come together into one body or place
we'll rendezvous at the entrance to the park at 6:00 p.m.
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Recent Examples of rendezvous
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Carnival Cruise Line Carnival ships will stage a pair of at-sea rendezvous.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The two animals were slowly introduced, McClatchy News previously reported, and just six months later, the zoo announced Zaza and Shala’s rendezvous was successful.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Carnival Cruise Line Carnival ships will stage a pair of at-sea rendezvous.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
On their way out of Belarus, the American convoy stopped on a village road to rendezvous with a van driven by the KGB.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous
Noun
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One Tree Hill had a few questionable plot lines, but one in particular haunts Chad Michael Murray.—
Ana Calderone,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The translation squeaks and spooks with imagery of haunts and death.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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NewDays is a treatment platform for cognitive decline that includes telehealth appointments and personalized brain exercises.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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So commences a night of harrowing encounters and trauma both physical and mental, starting with Ron and Mike’s trip to meet Oliver at a bar after one of his shows.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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When the Huskies lined up for a 50-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, Ben Barten’s outstretched hand met the ball, sending it skittering across the slick turf.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In metro Detroit, some of these cheap, frill-less dive bars have been hangouts for over a century.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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What does the city council do with the old fascist hangout?—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Check out the dates behind Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party below.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
10 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Alarcón plays a woman who transforms herself, aligning with nature and changing her reality when menopause converges with a world in destruction.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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But more than just a topical procedural thriller, the film also plays out like a Kafka novel about endless invasions of privacy and assumptions of malicious intent that converge to form a modern nightmare.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That evening, his team-mates at Bottesford gathered in their clubhouse following a 2-2 draw at home to Golcar United, where there had been a moment of reflection ahead of kick-off.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officers also gathered at HCA-Florida Kendall Hospital.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In a cultural milieu in which cool now amounts to assembling the most cunning collage of references, Rosalía has given her stylish postmodernism a powerful bass note of purpose.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to data assembled by the National Association of Realtors, the average age of a first-time homebuyer was 38 in 2024.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Rendezvous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendezvous. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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