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

2 of 2

noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
  • Scammers today can craft convincing emails that look exactly like those from customer support teams – addressed to you personally, written in perfect English, and offering help with everyday tasks.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This was an example of high-level oversight in which the secretary of transportation was personally involved in seeking a solution to ensure air travel remained safe while trying to increase capacity.
    Fortune, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both Democrats and Republicans have denounced the chat messages and called for those responsible to step down from party positions.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In August, the 988 line received nearly 6,700 calls and more than 2,300 texts and chats — increases of 26% and 35% from the previous year.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as Muttaqi went about a public relations blitz in India and held talks with Indian officials, deadly clashes erupted along the Durand Line border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The banks are discussing an emergency loan backed by Argentine assets, the people said, while cautioning that talks are ongoing and specific collateral is still being ironed out.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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