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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
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
This is because scientists wanted to preserve them for a later date when more advanced instruments could be used for their analysis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
The artist and politician started dating after Perry was freshly single from her split from longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The family has chosen to hold a private burial ceremony, with a memorial service to be scheduled at a later date.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
This is because scientists wanted to preserve them for a later date when more advanced instruments could be used for their analysis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
The couple dated on and off for about nine years and are parents to a young daughter named Daisy Dove.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
The artist and politician started dating after Perry was freshly single from her split from longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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The board then voted to confirm the appointment of Jones, who received the most points in rankings.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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But while the comments about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl appointment attributed to him weren’t real, the former NFL star has previously given the Puerto Rican superstar his seal of approval.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bendicksen confirmed that the butterfly was not harmed during the duration of the treatment.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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However things shake out on the DMA and duration front, market size can only take an advertiser so far.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Klum selected the pumps to accompany a black dress with an undulating design.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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His attorneys also played a series of videos of family members in Mexico, accompanied by dramatic music.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lupe spent her middle and high school years attending the Denver School of the Arts, pursuing a major in drama and minor in creative writing.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Posting on social media, people slammed the Democrat for attending a family friend's wedding abroad on October 9, just two days before a state of emergency was declared on October 11 due to the floods.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These include the technical challenges of making safe rendezvous in orbit and the economic challenge of making refueling systems and servicing platforms cost-effective.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sean Penn, though, didn’t need to leave his house for such a rendezvous.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Include the name of the group, date and time of event, address, cost and contact information for readers within the email text.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Yellow Jackets scored three times in just over three minutes on three huge plays.—
Updated October 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The break means the LDP lacks the parliamentary votes to appoint Takaichi and must court opposition parties.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The governor’s entry is a recruitment win for Senate Democratic leadership, who had courted her to run for the seat.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most of these satellites have a lifespan of around five years and are designed to completely burn up in the atmosphere before reaching the surface.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Humpback whales can reach up to 60 feet long, weigh as much as 40 tons and have a similar lifespan to humans, reaching between 80 and 90 years old, NOAA says.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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