tête-à-tête 1 of 2

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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tête-à-tête

2 of 2

noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
  • Sitting in the Grand Palais, that spectacular space that had been personally selected by Lagerfeld to become a permanent show venue for the house, there was a tremendous sense of anticipation.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some detectives spoke about how investigating a police shooting affected them personally.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My group chats blew up when the news was official, because about an hour prior certain music news social media accounts did their best Woj impression and spoiled the announcement with some of us not yet ready to call it, even if betting markets had Bunny as the favorite.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One senior manager, who did not want to be named as he is not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, said his chat threads lit up.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her comments have sparked a media storm for the WNBA, drawing more attention to the league and Collier’s place in helping chart its future during the ongoing labor talks.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“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 Oct. 2025.

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