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 After Venus and Jupiter’s tryst, there’s a brief dark-sky window around a New Supermoon — the biggest of the year — on June 15, before the summer solstice on June 21 brings the shortest nights of the year. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Others were tired or even sordid, designed not for trysts but for airport stopovers, to grant a portion of hurried, adequate sleep. Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 Drinks out and crashing a surprise birthday party do not constitute a courthouse tryst, the SJC was told. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Today, the park is visited mostly by lovers who use its overgrown grounds for trysts. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tryst
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  • After a nine-minute ascent—which was filmed on board for TBS to broadcast—and a two-day rendezvous, the three crew members arrived at the Mir space station.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After the Opry rendezvous, Miller and Mascis headed over to Nashville hot spot the Vinyl Tap for an unplanned Neil Young tribute on the bar-slash-record shop’s small stage.
    Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • What to watch The official Spring/Summer 2027 calendar features 63 runway shows, seven presentations, 43 by-appointment or extended presentations, six digital shows and eight New York Menswear Day shows, for a total of 126 activations.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Mandia was awarded 4,086 shares of common stock as part of his appointment, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning November 15, 2027, the filing states.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Give that interest something concrete, such as researching a course, comparing destinations, or choosing a date.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The August rally pushed sugar futures ahead of the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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