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
But the tryst is awkward, brief, and unsatisfying, leaving Isabelle in a deeply alienated state.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
A number of films, such as Drive-In (1976), Grease (1978) and American Drive-In (1985), depicted cars as popular places for trysts.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
The mistress market People have affairs all the time, and some of them can afford bonus apartments for their trysts.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
In the first, Adnan’s initial tryst with the aforementioned DoorDash-er, Yariel (Joel Isaac), cues a tentative relationship between them that stays of a primarily physical nature.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
A number of films, such as Drive-In (1976), Grease (1978) and American Drive-In (1985), depicted cars as popular places for trysts.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
The mistress market People have affairs all the time, and some of them can afford bonus apartments for their trysts.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
In the first, Adnan’s initial tryst with the aforementioned DoorDash-er, Yariel (Joel Isaac), cues a tentative relationship between them that stays of a primarily physical nature.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
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The spacecraft will use its return to Earth to make a gravity slingshot maneuver to send it onto the next step of its journey: a rendezvous with the main belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS, which will occur around 2035.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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Back at the rendezvous point, Pike is giving two frustrating bits of news.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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The Italian filmmaker and designer also worked together on a short film for Loewe, for which Anderson previously served as creative director prior to his appointment with Dior.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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Nance is also exploring volunteer opportunities with Legal Aid of Arkansas after her appointment as dean ends.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
21 July 2025
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This is a great time to date, express yourself artistically, or spend time with kids or inner child work.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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He is being held in the Carroll County Jail on $1 million bond and has a court date set for Aug. 4, according to the jail roster.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
23 July 2025
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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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