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
The two lovers had regular assignations at a house in town originally bought by Arthur’s grandmother after her flight from China to Penang.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Jamila and Antek continue their assignations at greater and greater risk, leading to a dramatic chain of events that culminates with the villagers violently turning on the adulterous bride.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
Rose describes her affairs and assignations with wistful wit, bending ordinary language into bands around her bare ring finger.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Jamila and Antek continue their assignations at greater and greater risk, leading to a dramatic chain of events that culminates with the villagers violently turning on the adulterous bride.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
Rose describes her affairs and assignations with wistful wit, bending ordinary language into bands around her bare ring finger.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
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The American Civil Liberties Union sued Monday night over the birthright citizenship order and submitted a legal filing in an ongoing case over the cancellation of appointments for asylum seekers at the border.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Related article Stranded at the border: Migrants are in limbo after Trump cancels border app appointments On Tuesday, no migrants accepted donations or wanted to speak to Cosmes.—
Holmes Lybrand,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gov Ball works on a tiered system, meaning those who purchase their passes earlier will save as prices continue to increase closer to the event date.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
24 Jan. 2025
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The production seems to have been given zero access to these bachelor’s dates or online interactions; instead, they are recounted as unsurprising post-game chastise sessions, with Hao reiterating his principles while the other men nod along or squirm a bit.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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This smells like: An elicit, moonlit rendezvous in a fantastical orchard—where the dress code is leather and smudged lipstick.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
21 Oct. 2024
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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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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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