speed dating
noun
: an event at which each participant converses individually with all the prospective partners for a few minutes in order to select those with whom dates are desired
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Free | 9pm | Details 💘 Find your love match in a speed dating session at Resident Culture South End.
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Alexis Clinton, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Sample the world: Cruising is like speed dating between the visitor and destination: so many places to see in so short a time.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Sweet Tea is back at it, hosting her age-gap speed dating event with Dr. Mimi, Contessa, and Toya there for moral support.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Despite the playful banter, the speed dating event moves along smoothly, and Phaedra is clearly having a blast.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Clinton, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Sample the world: Cruising is like speed dating between the visitor and destination: so many places to see in so short a time.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Sweet Tea is back at it, hosting her age-gap speed dating event with Dr. Mimi, Contessa, and Toya there for moral support.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Despite the playful banter, the speed dating event moves along smoothly, and Phaedra is clearly having a blast.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for speed dating
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“Speed dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20dating. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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