as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Recent Examples of assignation
Without spoiling much of anything, TVLine can say that an upcoming episode will deal with at least one of the characters’ feelings about the quasi-consensual assignation.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
Seems the Trump rally leaping, advertiser losing and Kamala Harris assignation joking Musk is the issue, as is so often the case in such suits of late.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The musician, Ansel Fleming (Ivy typically refers to him by his full name, like Charlie Brown), has come not for an assignation but, rather, for a sort of blind date.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
That the single assignation in Lake Tahoe on July 13, 2006 occurred when first-time mother Melania was home in New York with infant Barron, who would celebrate his four-month birthday four days later, adds to the tawdriness, but not the legal exposure.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
Seems the Trump rally leaping, advertiser losing and Kamala Harris assignation joking Musk is the issue, as is so often the case in such suits of late.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The musician, Ansel Fleming (Ivy typically refers to him by his full name, like Charlie Brown), has come not for an assignation but, rather, for a sort of blind date.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
That the single assignation in Lake Tahoe on July 13, 2006 occurred when first-time mother Melania was home in New York with infant Barron, who would celebrate his four-month birthday four days later, adds to the tawdriness, but not the legal exposure.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
Noun
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Kessler’s appointment comes at an inflection point for the LPGA.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Her appointment comes as the company’s outgoing Chief Content Officer Sachin Doshi is stepping down from his role in September, but will take a seat on Podimo’s board.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Watch 'The Last of Us' Season 2 with Sling + Max 'The Last of Us' returns with Season 2: Release date, cast, episodes and more Why a 'very injured' Pedro Pascal passes 'Last of Us' action duties to Bella Ramsey 'The Last of Us' Season 2 begins with major changes to the video game: What's different?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Tuition is $525 for applications submitted by June 30 and $575 for submissions past that date.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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That, in turn, scuttled the main objective of the mission — having the Otter rendezvous with the Launcher tug down the road.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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The idea the experience sparks — a titillating rendezvous with the naked man at the bottom of her sake glass, Jane would never — is enough to kickstart her writing, at least to spit out some very promising pages.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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