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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
Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Sixteen years later, Category 4 Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana on the same date.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Walker previously dated London on da Track, whom fathered her daughter and rapper LVRD Pharaoh, whom fathered her twin sons.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Reeds pointed to the timing of Hartig handling the Reckling suspects’ cases and Deputy Reckling's death around that date.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Sixteen years later, Category 4 Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana on the same date.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
In 2024, LaPaglia dated and eventually split with country music star Zach Bryan.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Walker previously dated London on da Track, whom fathered her daughter and rapper LVRD Pharaoh, whom fathered her twin sons.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
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To entice buyers, Huawei is offering at least 50% off screen replacements, as well as two free appointments to service the phone at home or at a preferred location.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Men are joining their wives for medical appointments, going to menopause retreats, and making TikTok videos and documentaries.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The September 2025 total lunar eclipse will last 5 hours and 27 minutes, with a duration of totality lasting 1 hour and 22 minutes, according to Time and Date.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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At first look, naming wars after their location, participants, starting date or duration might appear to be an exercise in objective detachment.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The economy has so far largely avoided the type of widespread job losses that often accompany a recession.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Truwitt was accompanied by her best friend, fellow former Yale swimmer Sophie Pilkinton, who had her own big win to celebrate after finishing medical school.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Visitors attend the booth of German car producer Volkswagen Group on the opening day of the IAA MOBILITY 2025 automobile fair on September 09, 2025 in Munich, Germany.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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An estimated 20,000 people normally attend the festival over three days, Scheider said.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pair's progenitors engaged in a rendezvous that stripped off the outer layers of proto-Charon to create a disk of icy debris.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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So Greenlight is the site of many of our rendezvous.—
James Factora,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At this time, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This 12-pack of landscape lights is a limited-time deal, so don’t miss the opportunity to stake them in beside your pool, sidewalk, outdoor stairs, or garden for this low price.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Areas like Madrid and Las Vegas have gone out of their way to court the sport, building street tracks in the center of the city.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Generic drug may extend lifespans A cheap generic drug linked to increasing lifespans may work by protecting against DNA damage, research suggested.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The breakthrough also enables a battery lifespan of over 300,000 km (186,411 miles) and effectively solves a critical safety and performance issue that has long hindered the advancement of next-generation EV batteries.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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