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as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock
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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances
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Recent Examples of date
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
The waiver allows passengers with bookings made before Aug. 14 to move their trip to a date between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Graphite and watercolor on paper, dated c. 1810, the sketch is 114 × 80 mm (4½ × 31/8 inches).
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
It will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ at a later date.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
The waiver allows passengers with bookings made before Aug. 14 to move their trip to a date between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
The couple, who first met on Today in 1990 and began dating two years later before eventually marrying in 1995, were honored by the Television Academy in June 2025.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Graphite and watercolor on paper, dated c. 1810, the sketch is 114 × 80 mm (4½ × 31/8 inches).
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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To schedule an appointment, please call the Lottery Player Relations office at 844-887-6836, option 2.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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But on a recent Wednesday afternoon, seven of nine appointments were rescheduled.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Residents experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, throat irritation or chest discomfort were advised to decrease the intensity and duration of outdoor activities.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The vaccine itself reduces the risk, severity and duration of long COVID symptoms.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With Brian Cashman accompanying the Yankees to St. Louis, the Bombers beat the Cardinals, 4-3, on Friday night.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Micah Parsons attended the Dallas Cowboys’ practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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This ignorance persisted to the end: Shockingly, not a single Persian-speaking staffer from the American embassy attended the ayatollah’s comeback speech in Tehran on February 1, 1979, one of the most important events in the history of the 20th century.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What's more, Venus and Jupiter's cosmic rendezvous should take place against a backdrop of bright stars – including Orion, Taurus, Gemini and Sirius, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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Practicing for the moon Selected with NASA's second group of astronauts in 1962, Lovell first launched aboard Gemini 7, the first mission to include a rendezvous with another crewed spacecraft (Gemini 6).—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Despite that moment being more of a blur, the most vivid memories Hilson has from her early days stem from her time working with Kanye West.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Behind the scenes, the desire to court long-term investors influenced the outcome.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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As the former lovers stayed close, Charles began courting Lady Diana Spencer in 1980.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cage, who had previously romanced Brooke Shields, went on to marry five times, with one of those marriages only lasting four days.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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Austin Nichols, who famously romanced Brooke Davis on The CW’s One Tree Hill, is joining the cast of the Netflix drama in its upcoming seventh season, TVLine has confirmed, though details about his character remain under wraps for now.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
14 July 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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