as in personally
in person and usually privately
met tête-à-tête with the student's parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class
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as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
had a quick tête-à-tête with my neighbor before heading off to work
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Recent Examples of tête-à-tête
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
The president also seemed to take issue with reports from Chinese officials that the U.S. had initiated the tete-a-tete.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
There should be more to a Europa League quarter-final than a verbal tete-a-tete between a United goalkeeper and a former United midfielder who spent the first leg as an unused substitute.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
These two have gone tete-a-tete against the top pair and are starting to come out on top.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Now, though, both candidates will have White House records to back up, leaving it unclear whether either will be able to seize the offensive -- and if one or the other will end up stuck on their back foot for the 90-minute tete-a-tete.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 June 2024
But truly do not feel any pressure to have that tete-a-tete anytime soon.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Most likely, sources say, the two will have a tete-a-tete on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 July 2023
Noun
His tete-a-tete with Tebogo continued after the Olympics when the pair raced at the Diamond League meets in Zurich and Brussels.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
The president also seemed to take issue with reports from Chinese officials that the U.S. had initiated the tete-a-tete.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
There should be more to a Europa League quarter-final than a verbal tete-a-tete between a United goalkeeper and a former United midfielder who spent the first leg as an unused substitute.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
These two have gone tete-a-tete against the top pair and are starting to come out on top.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Now, though, both candidates will have White House records to back up, leaving it unclear whether either will be able to seize the offensive -- and if one or the other will end up stuck on their back foot for the 90-minute tete-a-tete.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 June 2024
But truly do not feel any pressure to have that tete-a-tete anytime soon.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Most likely, sources say, the two will have a tete-a-tete on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
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In other words, the proverb about teaching old dogs new tricks seemed personally apt.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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There’s no dearth of content, but it’s become difficult to easily locate shows that feel personally relevant when they’re spread across innumerable platforms.—
Jon Kirchner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Cox internet customer service Contact Cox customer service or check on a Cox internet outage via phone, text or online chat.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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As mentioned above, your chats and inputs to generative AI are likely discoverable at this point to determine whether generative AI was used to create invention scope beyond what was disclosed by the original human inventors.—
Wen Xie,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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In a 179-page court filing submitted in 2024, prosecutors finally unpacked years of whispers and street talk in granular detail, laying out an explosive account of what allegedly happened before, during and after that fateful night in Las Vegas.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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But along with streamlining testing and certification processes, the talks had the additional goal of growing a domestic industry.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tête-à-tête.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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