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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
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Still, the industry looked forward and upward in this annual rendezvous that reiterated its global reach.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Their main goal is to test out Orion’s ability to rendezvous with one or both of the two lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Boeing’s efforts to keep up kept hitting development snags including its first uncrewed test flight, which missed its rendezvous with the space station entirely in 2019.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Still, the industry looked forward and upward in this annual rendezvous that reiterated its global reach.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Verb
What the astronauts will do after rendezvousing with Starship and/or Blue Moon is also unclear.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Their main goal is to test out Orion’s ability to rendezvous with one or both of the two lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous
Noun
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Other haunts include the Duke on the Green pub in Fulham, southwest London (not far from The White Horse, a pub still known as the Sloaney Pony), The Cooper’s Arms in Chelsea and Paloma, formerly Boujis, another hangout for young royals and celebrities in the early 2000s.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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In addition to the thrill of antique malls (such as those in Waldo and Jacksonville), these towns serve as prime shopping haunts for antique and vintage enthusiasts.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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However, some critics are also concerned that getting a weight loss prescription online is usually much easier than getting one through an in-person appointment.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Following heavy campaigning by a wide cast of public officials, the council confirmed McMahon’s appointment by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with Johnson — who chairs the city’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority — voting with the majority, leaving only Bowie opposed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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And in case there were any remaining doubts that masks never had the slightest chance of stopping respiratory viruses, of the studies that met their inclusion criteria, all of them came after 2019.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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In this screen-free environment, the two narrators meet and form a friendship that strengthens them both.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The set’s new London hangouts include basement club The Rex Rooms, formerly 151, on the King’s Road, London’s Sloane highway.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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One night a photographer for Pageant magazine followed Jack and me around Greenwich Village, from one old hangout of his to the next.—
Joyce Johnson,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Line said the current dispute will likely push the project's completion date back by at least 18 months.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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On census data this date will stutter between the years 1890, and 1891.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Past, present, and future versions of the South Park figures—childhood’s tokens, mined and mined again—are made to converge around adulthood’s most representative, most depressing reality.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In May, tennis fans in Panama hats converge on Roland Garros Stadium for the French Open.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Movie night is a chance for the Islanders to gather together to witness some of the major moments and own up and apologize.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Nothing is mysterious about these history-making Knicks, other than the executive who assembled them.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Long before ChatGPT made generative AI mainstream, Gil was quietly assembling positions across nearly every layer of the emerging ecosystem.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Rendezvous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendezvous. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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