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
Yet despite the growing global consensus that all trysts should start on the opposite sides of a hockey puck, most real-life skating entanglements occur between athletes on the same team.
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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There’s a class divide between them — though Lola has endured trauma Bebo hasn’t experienced — and once the stormy appeal of their rendezvous is replaced by harsh reality, the frailty of their connection becomes evident.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Military intelligence services managed to track down Osguera after finding out about his rendezvous, authorities said after the operation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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His appointment must be ratified by the Senate.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Alfonso Carmona, the second-in-command of Chicago Public Schools, is stepping down Friday as acting chief education officer — less than a week after the appointment of CPS CEO Macquline King and amid calls for greater Latino representation in her cabinet.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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What Happens Next WARN filings and company disclosures suggest additional April and May layoff dates could still emerge, especially as employers finalize restructuring plans announced earlier this year.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both Hardy and Blincoe are in jail without bail, and their next court date has been set for April 2, records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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