tête-à-tête 1 of 2

as in personally
in person and usually privately met tête-à-tête with the student's parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class

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tête-à-tête

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noun

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Recent Examples of tête-à-tête
Noun
His tete-a-tete with Tebogo continued after the Olympics when the pair raced at the Diamond League meets in Zurich and Brussels. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025 The president also seemed to take issue with reports from Chinese officials that the U.S. had initiated the tete-a-tete. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 There should be more to a Europa League quarter-final than a verbal tete-a-tete between a United goalkeeper and a former United midfielder who spent the first leg as an unused substitute. Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 These two have gone tete-a-tete against the top pair and are starting to come out on top. Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Now, though, both candidates will have White House records to back up, leaving it unclear whether either will be able to seize the offensive -- and if one or the other will end up stuck on their back foot for the 90-minute tete-a-tete. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 June 2024 But truly do not feel any pressure to have that tete-a-tete anytime soon. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 Most likely, sources say, the two will have a tete-a-tete on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
  • Though New Delhi rejected third-party mediation, Trump personally intervened to de-escalate tensions.
    Jack Rosen, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
  • The Clemson tight end joined the Chiefs this offseason after Reid called him personally to discuss a potential role with the team.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • After a firepit chat with Madix, the four couples headed back to the platform for the results.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Avoid sharing confidential or sensitive information in Gemini chats, as Google explicitly advises against it.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • While the talks between Bayern director of sport Max Eberl and the VfB bosses have been considered positive, some of the outside noise has been considered an obstacle to getting a deal done.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Those who didn’t make it to the summer festival will find year-round programming that includes pop-up performances, artist talks, and classes.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025

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“Tête-à-tête.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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