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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Told mostly through dialogue, Konfidenz is an intensely psychological tete-a-tete about a woman who receives a phone call from a stranger claiming to be her friend, but soon is revealed to have intimate and dangerous knowledge about her life.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Social outings, sports events and fun activities with kids plus romantic tete-a-tetes are tops on your menu.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Texas' initial redistricting saga launched a national tete-a-tete, inspiring other states to redraw their own maps.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
Later, there is caper-like comedy at a funeral home, which then sobers in a poignant tete-a-tete between Yun-ji and Min-yeong, astute revelations of the broken homes that shaped our young heroines, a climactic riot of slapstick destruction at an emergency school meeting and more.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Another video captured Xi, Modi and Putin engaging in a lighthearted tete-a-tete on the Summit’s sidelines.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Aside from that tete-a-tete, there was some superb quality on show.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Noun
The tete-a-tete offers a window into the idiosyncratic relationship between Newsom and Trump.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Told mostly through dialogue, Konfidenz is an intensely psychological tete-a-tete about a woman who receives a phone call from a stranger claiming to be her friend, but soon is revealed to have intimate and dangerous knowledge about her life.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Social outings, sports events and fun activities with kids plus romantic tete-a-tetes are tops on your menu.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Texas' initial redistricting saga launched a national tete-a-tete, inspiring other states to redraw their own maps.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
Later, there is caper-like comedy at a funeral home, which then sobers in a poignant tete-a-tete between Yun-ji and Min-yeong, astute revelations of the broken homes that shaped our young heroines, a climactic riot of slapstick destruction at an emergency school meeting and more.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Another video captured Xi, Modi and Putin engaging in a lighthearted tete-a-tete on the Summit’s sidelines.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Aside from that tete-a-tete, there was some superb quality on show.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
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When a couple of claims finally materialized, the taxpayer personally acted as the claims adjustor and approved and paid the claims.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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So there is no real secret behind the scenes—just to work, to be honest, to meet personally with the people, to look into their eyes.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Törnberg identified three new kinds of emerging online media platforms, starting with private or semi-private group chats like WhatsApp.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Much like the show, the chat was a mixture of laughs and genuine heartfelt emotion.—
Abby Stern,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The most recent back-and-forth over talks comes after a week of sporadic clashes in the Persian Gulf, amid a month-long ceasefire.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Markets have soared and oil prices have dropped over the last week, however, amid anticipation that a deal could be close after weeks of talks and occasional setbacks.—
Peter Nicholas,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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 13 May. 2026.
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