tête-à-tête 1 of 2

as in personally
in person and usually privately met tête-à-tête with the student's parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class

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tête-à-tête

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noun

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Recent Examples of tête-à-tête
Noun
These two have gone tete-a-tete against the top pair and are starting to come out on top. Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Now, though, both candidates will have White House records to back up, leaving it unclear whether either will be able to seize the offensive -- and if one or the other will end up stuck on their back foot for the 90-minute tete-a-tete. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 June 2024 But truly do not feel any pressure to have that tete-a-tete anytime soon. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 Most likely, sources say, the two will have a tete-a-tete on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
Adverb
  • There were so many moments that were just such a gift for me personally.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • He’s personally invested in the Black Diamond Distance LT 1100 Headlamp, but if that’s out of your budget, consider the Black Diamond Storm 400, which has more than 1,600 five-star ratings.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The vice president, played by Bowen Yang, then entered the chat, as Hegseth asked about his trip to Greenland.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Although the Pentagon hasn’t offered classification details about the information in the Signal chats, information about upcoming military strikes is typically tightly guarded to ensure adversaries don’t have advance warning that could jeopardize the mission or put American service members at risk.
    David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and Carney agreed that Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister of international trade, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will intensify talks to address the coming tariffs in the interim.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The Kremlin leader has been accused by Ukraine and European leaders of trying to prolong ceasefire talks without any serious intent of stopping fighting.
    Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Tête-à-tête.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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