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.
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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.
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Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
Love motels are common throughout Brazil, with rooms available by the hour often booked for romantic trysts.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trysts
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TransAstra, based in Los Angeles, has proposed capturing a near-Earth asteroid and moving it into a stable orbit for processing, potentially with a rendezvous in 2028 or 2029 if funded.
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This little pitstop happened on Lucy's way to a rendezvous with the Trojan asteroids that shadow Jupiter around the sun.
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There are 15 dates for sales in the public markets, according to the company’s filings.
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Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
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Pet owners can make appointments online, and all procedures will be performed by a licensed veterinarian, according to a press release.
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These interim appointments can be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.
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Men who trick their wives into outside romantic assignations ultimately need to be taught a lesson, and Diego de la Vega is no exception.
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At a lawn party devoted to the game of cornhole, Clark flirts with Floyd’s wife and the two soon begin an affair, meeting for afternoon assignations at the local Quality Garden Suites.
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“Trysts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trysts. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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