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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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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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verb

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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
But the room as currently constructed only dates to the early 1980s and the tenure of former press secretary James Brady, who was tragically shot during an assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2025 The affected dates included nine tour dates that were scheduled to run through June 25. CNN has reached out to a representative for FKA Twigs for comment. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Since Swift and Kelce started dating, the couple has not been able to spend one Christmas together due to Kelce’s NFL commitments. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025 Gentle-natured, her biggest strike is dating a co-worker. Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for date
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • With 85% of the drug remaining after this period, the results indicate the depots could potentially provide drug release for significantly longer durations.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The short-duration bonds are linked to CPI (the consumer price index), and reset every month to reflect inflation.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Fascination has accompanied each of Altuve’s first six starts in left field.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The fact sheet accompanying the order is wide-ranging: a policy aimed at correcting global imbalances, restoring manufacturing, reshoring supply chains, confronting non-market economies, and ensuring the defense industrial base is no longer dependent on foreign adversaries.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • President Trump is planning to attend the National Republican Congressional Committee's big donor event Tuesday night, on the eve of a consequential House vote on the budget package that passed the Senate Saturday.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard.
    Ely Brown, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Coachella announced the times via social media posts; see the full lineups for both weekends on the festival’s Instagram post, below.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
  • This time, the hungry squads look to leave no doubt in the judges’ minds.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • More on the economy Tech leaders spent millions courting Trump to influence regulation.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Tensions have risen in recent years as the US and its partners sought to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific by strengthening alliances and courting smaller nations.
    Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By Jenna Ryu To say the last few years of Olivia Munn’s life have been a rollercoaster doesn’t fully capture what she’s been through.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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