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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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date

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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
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the filing and determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose or require adjustments in the financial statements. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024 The dates that can be reserved are Feb. 8-9, 15-17 and 22-23. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
According to People magazine, Mariah the Scientist and Young Thung, both Atlanta natives, first collaborated on a song in March 2021 and began dating six months later. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024 The two began dating seemingly in Sept. 2023 months after Pardi split from Megan Thee Stallion. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for date 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
  • To make this easier, appointments are not required.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • City leaders have two options: an appointment or a special election.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Some questions have been raised about Gill’s catch because of the duration of the long-range trip and the tackle used.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Anyone who has been through a relationship of any duration will recognize the degree to which the trio dig into the essentials of the male/female dynamic.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Occupation, along with the repression and hardship that accompanied it, rallied new recruits to Hezbollah and other Lebanese armed political parties’ ranks.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Perimenopausal symptoms begin when women reach their 40s, triggered by hormonal fluctuations and accompanied by irregular periods, brain fog, insomnia and hair loss.
    Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The department also administers Pell Grants, which help low-income students attend college.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Girls Aloud members Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts attended in support of Cheryl Cole, who shares a 7-year-old son with Payne.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The mission would also attempt technical breakthroughs in surface sampling, takeoff and ascent from the Martian surface, as well as a spacecraft rendezvous in Mars’ orbit, Liu said last week, according to Chinese state media.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • As if this weren’t enough, the lunar eclipse in Pisces brings unexpected revelations about your love life, urging you to reassess your romantic desires and scandalous rendezvous.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Choosing a Weight For your first time, Blinch recommends going easy.
    Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • However many users took to social networks such as X or Reddit to complain about issues around freezes, loss of sound, and slow reload times.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Chief among these is Orbán, 61, who has become an unlikely darling to Trump and other Republicans, who have hosted him and courted his political advice.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the final stretch of the campaign, both Trump and Harris made stops in Texas to court undecided voters.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Private equity now dominates sectors essential to daily life, from housing to health care.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • China has effectively become a lifeline for North Korea, supplying essential goods such as food, clothing, fertilizer, machinery, and construction materials—nearly everything that sustains the daily lives of North Koreans and the country’s industries.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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