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
History records that in the summer of 1920, the pair met up twice for two lovers’ trysts, once in Vienna and once in border-town Gmünd, but it is not known what occurred during these trysts.
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Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
In the absence of traditional dialogue, Branko and co. find comfort in nonverbal trysts with nature, which are inherent to Komljen’s scripts.
—Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 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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Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
In the absence of traditional dialogue, Branko and co. find comfort in nonverbal trysts with nature, which are inherent to Komljen’s scripts.
—Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 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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Producer Yung Willis’ electronic flourishes and subdued log drums help soundtrack Jiggy’s late-night rendezvous.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
5 Nov. 2025
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Check out the dates behind Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party below.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
10 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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