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
This is when Tamra suggests that Jenn didn’t cheat just once, explaining in her confessional that there are also rumors of a previous tryst at a yoga studio.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
During the wedding, Charlotte (Davis) has a tryst with the best man Martin and meets his dad.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Even a life of secret trysts and unspoken love would be better than *checks sidewalk* no life at all.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 July 2025
Perhaps, Sophie suggests, Margo sees the tryst as a second chance, a redo of her lonely and impoverished high school years.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
During the wedding, Charlotte (Davis) has a tryst with the best man Martin and meets his dad.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Even a life of secret trysts and unspoken love would be better than *checks sidewalk* no life at all.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 July 2025
Perhaps, Sophie suggests, Margo sees the tryst as a second chance, a redo of her lonely and impoverished high school years.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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Upon its rendezvous with the ISS, HTV-X carried out a series of test maneuvers, including a retreat-from-station procedure and systems checks ahead of spacecraft capture.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, Hulu announced that the hit series starring Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin was renewed for a sixth season, and that after five chapters in New York (plus a rendezvous in California for Season Four), the next mystery would unravel in London.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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So all of the sort of subsequent appointments, votes, designations, whatever are moot from the beginning.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Parents are already scheduling play dates and doctor’s appointments, so mapping out a bedtime routine can feel insurmountable.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX has launched more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft to date, and nearly 8,750 of them remain active in LEO.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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