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as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock

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2
as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

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date

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verb

1
as in to accompany
to go on a social engagement with I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

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as in to attend
to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage we dated for two years before we got engaged

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Recent Examples of date
Noun
No date has yet been put forward for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025 Just three months before her death date, on Easter Sunday 1955, Ruth, dressed in a beautiful grey overcoat, is arrested by authorities after shooting David at point-blank range. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
While the brand did preview a few products, including the jams Markle made reference to in her Instagram post, American Riviera Orchard ran into trademark issues in August 2024 — the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Markle’s bid to use the name in a filing dated to Aug. 31, 2024. Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025 Mason spent all the early episodes dating around, meeting and conversing with each Love Is Blind woman, just as any contestant would do. Claire Franken, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for date
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
  • Following the appointment of Halperin to co-editor-in-chief alongside Maer Roshan in November, Millman will helm an expansion of THR’s overall music coverage.
    THR Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Yet, following the appointment of new leadership in the U.S. Department of Transportation in early February, the Federal Highway Administration announced the temporary suspension of the NEVI program, pending a review of its policies.
    Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Variety will be on the ground in Berlin through the duration of the festival, which runs Feb. 13-23.
    William Earl, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The early trial monitors are showing promise, sending back EKG readings, the duration between heart beats, and other crucial data.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • And in another filmed short, original cast member Laraine Newman’s nostalgic return to Studio 8H was accompanied by Pete Davidson’s bored, dim Chad.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Tiger Woods and Kai Trump attended the Genesis Invitational golf tournament wearing the same brands on Sunday in La Jolla, California.
    Mikelle Street, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Jenner and Chalamet also attended the Golden Globes together earlier this awards season, as well as the Palm Springs Film Festival and the Berlinale.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • While the James Bond-famous Belle Époque Casino is well known, the wine cellar holds plenty of treasures and just as many secret rendezvous with a less of the limelight.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • After its historic rendezvous with comet Halley in 1986, Giotto was switched off to save it for a planned rendezvous with another comet, called Grigg–Skjellerup.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Both buyers and sellers are hoping recent momentum can continue with this year’s telecast, which will be hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The company had been seeking $1.7 million to $2.3 million for 30 seconds of commercial time on the TV broadcast, according to a person familiar with the matter.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Adding to its impressive family of autonomous solutions, AV unveiled the Jump 20-X at the 2025 International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi this week in what is, according to Breaking Defense, a bid to court Middle Eastern customers and development partners.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Putin visited the kingdom in 2023 and has courted Riyadh to join BRICS – a bloc of countries seeking to counter US economic influence.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Wednesday’s loss against Real Madrid would have undoubtedly been analysed within an inch of its life by Guardiola, but the first goal scored by Kylian Mbappe coming from a simple ball over the top should have been a warning sign for what was to come on Sunday afternoon.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Everyone capable of helping with air defense must work to enhance the protection of human life.
    Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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