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 tryst
The comedian and Kinda Pregnant actress, 43, discussed some memorable hookups from her past on the newest episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, which premiered on Wednesday, Jan. 22, including her one-time tryst with a professional athlete.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Weirdly enough, this is not MV Agusta’s first tryst with a resale/repurchase deal.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2025
Photo: Everett Collection Billy Wilder’s classic comedy-drama, about a business exec (Jack Lemmon) who lets his bosses use his apartment for their extramarital affairs and trysts, could have been set at any time of year.
—Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Think about any James Bond movie where a love interest is invited over for a tryst: They are almost always offered an alcoholic beverage as part of the romantic unfolding of events.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Weirdly enough, this is not MV Agusta’s first tryst with a resale/repurchase deal.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2025
Photo: Everett Collection Billy Wilder’s classic comedy-drama, about a business exec (Jack Lemmon) who lets his bosses use his apartment for their extramarital affairs and trysts, could have been set at any time of year.
—Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Think about any James Bond movie where a love interest is invited over for a tryst: They are almost always offered an alcoholic beverage as part of the romantic unfolding of events.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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China has undertaken similar rendezvous and proximity operations to those referenced by Guetlein in the past, but this incident appears to have involved more satellites than others, Victoria Samson, SWF’s chief director of space security and stability, told CNN.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The point of their rendezvous is for Frank to bring Rick a duffel bag with … something in there, but Rick asks his buddy to keep the next night open, too, just in case.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Verywell Health: Is any prep required for a person coming in for an appointment for wet AMD (an advanced form of AMD) symptoms?—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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The brothers were leaving the house in the early morning for Pacheco’s dialysis appointment when plainclothes immigration agents arrived and detained González last month.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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This motif may have aggravated audiences’ impatience with the story, the most polarizing of the show’s to date.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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