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
Throughout their day-long tryst, the couple also frequently kissed in public.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 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
Throughout their day-long tryst, the couple also frequently kissed in public.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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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Looking back, the chain of events — the appendicitis, the podcast connection, the impossible appointment, the miraculous cancellation — feels almost too extraordinary to be a coincidence.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This one-time appointment treats the postpartum period like a brief event, rather than an ongoing recovery journey that requires continued support.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates due to a spinal injury that prevented him from touring.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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