Definition of trystnext
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 Today, the park is visited mostly by lovers who use its overgrown grounds for trysts. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026 Bread dough The morning after Cathy and Heathcliff spy on Joseph (Ewan Mitchell) and Zillah’s (Amy Morgan) kinky stable tryst, Cathy loses her composure at the breakfast table watching a very wet dough (focaccia, maybe? Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026 The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tryst
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Noun
  • Based on current trends, Swift will fall below an altitude of 300 kilometers (186 miles) in October, when its orbit will be too low for Link to have a decent shot at completing the rendezvous due to increasing atmospheric drag.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • During their trip to England in May, Swift and Kelce reportedly met up with Kate and William for a secret rendezvous in London, according to People.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Her appointment is pending approval by the school board as part of an agenda item to be considered at the board’s July 22 meeting.
    Austin Horn July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Dierking’s appointment comes as changes could be on the horizon for the City Attorney’s Office.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • There are cross-country trips to Duke and Wake Forest and a date in South Bend against Notre Dame.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The court date begins a weeklong preliminary hearing where prosecutors aim to convince a Utah judge to allow the trial to move forward.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026

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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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