as in rendezvous
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park
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Recent Examples of tryst
Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The film’s first scene features a tryst, in a back room of a shoe store, between the protagonist, a twenty-three-year-old salesman named Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), and a young married woman named Rachel (Odessa A’zion).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The film’s first scene features a tryst, in a back room of a shoe store, between the protagonist, a twenty-three-year-old salesman named Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), and a young married woman named Rachel (Odessa A’zion).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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Clearly, little time has passed since season two’s secret rendezvous between Alicent and Rhaenyra, as the teaser opens with Rhaenyra telling her Team Black council about it.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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If ambiance is as alluring as the food for your romantic rendezvous, this high-style seafood spot in downtown Milwaukee is for you.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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And the England international has been everpresent under Arteta, playing more minutes than any other player since the Spaniard’s appointment in 2019.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The appointment of Pégard was unveiled on Thursday, hours before the start of the César Awards ceremony, France’s equivalent to the Oscars.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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As of Monday's close, Home Depot shares are down about 2% over the past year, but up about 10% year to date.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The new episodes will feature new celebrities and books, which will be announced at a later date.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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