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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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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
Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Though this rendezvous occurred before the pair were spotted together in Rome, tabloids did not report the outing until afterwards.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Each suspect was arrested a few hours after allegedly setting up a rendezvous, police said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Though this rendezvous occurred before the pair were spotted together in Rome, tabloids did not report the outing until afterwards.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
The mission will fly four astronauts aboard Orion into low Earth orbit, where the spacecraft will rendezvous with the lunar lander vehicles to practice docking procedures and verify their life support and communications systems.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous
Noun
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Middendorf’s Seafood Restaurant When Horst moved to New Orleans, his foodie friends drove him around to their favorite haunts, but somehow, no one took him to Middendorf’s.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Given out for free in streetside orange boxes and in stacks at cafés, The L was stylish and well-informed, highlighting locally famous names and haunts, and establishing a sense of shared community for the corridor.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Pharmacies are widely available and often don’t require appointments.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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These were days for doctors’ appointments, haircuts, long lunches, coming in late and leaving early.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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China's exports gathered pace in April as factories scrambled to meet surging overseas demand from foreign buyers stockpiling goods as the Iran fanned fears of higher input costs.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The creation of Jason Odio and chef Michael Beltran of Ariete and former Opium Group honcho Roman Jones, the bar opened in 2016, quickly evolving into a Brickell hangout.—
Connie Ogle
May 20,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Disneyland will transform a corner of Frontierland that has become a hangout for Disney Adults who trade collectible pins into a kids-only pin trading area in the park’s latest attempt to rein in professional resellers who threaten to tarnish the decades-old Disney tradition.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
Noun
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On that note, one emotional highlight to date was the presentation of an unannounced honorary Palme to John Travolta.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The rest of Wilson’s 2026 includes dates for her Whirlwind World Tour and Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show tour.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Verb
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That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Many companies attempt to innovate within the boundaries of their own industries, yet the most significant breakthroughs frequently occur when expertise from different fields converges.—
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The country has spent two decades building museums, commissioning public art, and assembling blue-chip collections.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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As per Bull, the system is based on a modular design, with the supercomputer pre-assembled in containers before being shipped to Airbus’s sites.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Rendezvous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendezvous. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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