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
Before her secret tryst with Sandoval, Leviss was in a five-year long relationship with Kennedy before the duo announced the end of their engagement in December 2021.
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Police believe one of the suspects was angry at Perez having a tryst with the suspect’s girlfriend.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
The alcoholic house mom and the psychotic pianist boyfriend make this one a fun tryst into Canadian horror.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The room, set with velvet couches, a wood-burning fireplace and an intimate zinc bar, may invite a tryst.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Police believe one of the suspects was angry at Perez having a tryst with the suspect’s girlfriend.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
The alcoholic house mom and the psychotic pianist boyfriend make this one a fun tryst into Canadian horror.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The room, set with velvet couches, a wood-burning fireplace and an intimate zinc bar, may invite a tryst.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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Mission controllers weren’t able to communicate with the probe during the maneuver, and will have to wait about three days to pick up a signal that the spacecraft survived its rendezvous with the sun.Denise Chow, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Back at home, his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) has a sick inkling about the rendezvous—partially because she’s been haunted by a demonic entity all her life.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Republican governor’s appointment of Yenor and four others to the UWF Board of Trustees this week comes two years after DeSantis stacked the board of another public school, New College of Florida, in what critics called a hostile political takeover.Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Her goal is to have 2,000 out of 11,000 appointments done by the Jan. 20 inaugural.Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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After a rough start around Christmas, the photorealistic musical adventure about the future leader of Pride Lands has rebounded, with revenues at $540 million to date.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
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In the comments section, many Reddit users blamed the bride's sister-in-law for not letting the couple know that her date had issues with alcohol prior to the wedding.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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