trysts

Definition of trystsnext
plural of tryst
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 trysts 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 Yet despite the growing global consensus that all trysts should start on the opposite sides of a hockey puck, most real-life skating entanglements occur between athletes on the same team. Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026 Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026 Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts. Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 In DaCosta’s vision, Tessa Thompson dives in as Hedda, a woman in 1950s London trapped within the constraints of society who, in one fateful night amid a swirl of scandal, trysts and jealousy at an opulent party, decides to take it all down. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 But after the birth of their three children, their passionate trysts are eventually exchanged for lonely moments miles apart. Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 Love motels are common throughout Brazil, with rooms available by the hour often booked for romantic trysts. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • As Tuesday dawned, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman continued to beam back pictures of the previous day’s lunar rendezvous, which set a distance record for humanity.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • By late Tuesday afternoon, the Artemis II astronauts had beamed back more than 50 gigabytes’ worth of pictures and other data from the previous day’s lunar rendezvous, which set a new distance record for humanity.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Charlotte has rattled off wins in 14 of its past 16 road dates, and its 22 road victories are the franchise’s most since 2001-02.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Locations for Stonegate and a potential new pool will be determined by feasibility studies at later dates.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Short trips, visits, appointments and discussions with others will be upbeat and friendly.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond the vitrines of watches that weave throughout the space is another enclave with banquette seating to also be used for appointments.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In preparation for her assignations with Pat at locations in the city agreeable to him, Isabel pays careful attention to her personal style and dress.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Their assignations bump along methodically, PowerPoint-style.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Trysts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trysts. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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