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
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
Some readers, like McCormack, got curious about the sport that happened between her favorite characters’ trysts, and is now a budding fan of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
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
Neighbors captured hearts across the Commonwealth and beyond by giving viewers a front row seat to the feuds, trysts, loves, and losses of the residents of Ramsay Street.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 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
On the reviewing platform, Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa notorious for her trysts with military men, sat up straight and watched them with brightly shining eyes.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Some readers, like McCormack, got curious about the sport that happened between her favorite characters’ trysts, and is now a budding fan of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
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
Neighbors captured hearts across the Commonwealth and beyond by giving viewers a front row seat to the feuds, trysts, loves, and losses of the residents of Ramsay Street.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 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
On the reviewing platform, Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa notorious for her trysts with military men, sat up straight and watched them with brightly shining eyes.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trysts
Noun
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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
Noun
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And why does virtually every Palestinian have those dates memorized by heart?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The indictment contends that Jones provided information regarding key players on the Los Angeles Lakers’ status in advance of games on two dates to enable third-parties to make potentially favorable bets.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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By February 2021, the couple officially surrendered their royal patronages and military appointments following a review of their departure agreement.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even in urban areas like Phoenix and Tucson, many practices are at capacity, with wait times for new patient appointments stretching for months.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Trysts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trysts. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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