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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
Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026
What the astronauts will do after rendezvousing with Starship and/or Blue Moon is also unclear.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 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
The company is racing to have Starship ready for next year’s revamped Artemis III mission, which calls for Starship’s upper stage to rendezvous with NASA’s Orion capsule — the same vehicle that carried the Artemis II astronauts around the moon last month — while orbiting Earth.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026
What the astronauts will do after rendezvousing with Starship and/or Blue Moon is also unclear.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous
Noun
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The new Haunted Mansion-themed street party will feature show stops along the DCA parade route where Madame Leota will host a seance and wake with 999 happy haunts.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances).—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Noun
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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
Verb
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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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There’s a noticeable churn of locals on the round floor—shoppers having coffee in Le Bar Long, friends holding a baby shower over brunch—which makes the property feel like a neighborhood hangout.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Also on Long Island, Peconic Bay Vineyards is built around outdoor hangouts.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 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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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Rendezvous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendezvous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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