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1
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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2
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

1
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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2
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
However, Loughlin's breakthrough role — and still her largest to date in terms of episodes — was playing Jody Travis on The Edge of Night (1956–1984) for 543 episodes from 1980 to 1984. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 The purist interpretation of the design was the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor, a slim 40 mm by 7.8 mm watch with a minimalist aesthetic and a discreet date window tucked at six o’clock. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
While the brand did preview a few products, including the jams Markle made reference to in her Instagram post, American Riviera Orchard ran into trademark issues in August 2024 — the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Markle’s bid to use the name in a filing dated to Aug. 31, 2024. Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025 Mason spent all the early episodes dating around, meeting and conversing with each Love Is Blind woman, just as any contestant would do. Claire Franken, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for date
Recent Examples of Synonyms for date
Noun
  • The appointment the late pope helped facilitate was for a laparoscopic hysterectomy that would remove the uterus.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Following the appointment of Halperin to co-editor-in-chief alongside Maer Roshan in November, Millman will helm an expansion of THR’s overall music coverage.
    THR Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Variety will be on the ground in Berlin through the duration of the festival, which runs Feb. 13-23.
    William Earl, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The early trial monitors are showing promise, sending back EKG readings, the duration between heart beats, and other crucial data.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Fasting may also be accompanied by a more serious study of the Quran throughout the month.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The palate has a notable sweetness accompanied by red and black fruit notes, a crisp acidity, and a backbone of ripe tannins.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the backlash, Gascón attended the ceremony, maintaining a presence at Hollywood's biggest night.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • However, there is a strict white tie (bow tie) and tails requirement for all men participating or attending the opera ball.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While the James Bond-famous Belle Époque Casino is well known, the wine cellar holds plenty of treasures and just as many secret rendezvous with a less of the limelight.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • After its historic rendezvous with comet Halley in 1986, Giotto was switched off to save it for a planned rendezvous with another comet, called Grigg–Skjellerup.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Upon doing that same series of pairwise comparisons hundreds of times, there was an underlying pattern that seemed to appear: Analysis of Preference: Blue was chosen statistically more often than any other color.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Both buyers and sellers are hoping recent momentum can continue with this year’s telecast, which will be hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Adding to its impressive family of autonomous solutions, AV unveiled the Jump 20-X at the 2025 International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi this week in what is, according to Breaking Defense, a bid to court Middle Eastern customers and development partners.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Putin visited the kingdom in 2023 and has courted Riyadh to join BRICS – a bloc of countries seeking to counter US economic influence.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The most forward-thinking organizations will ensure that working for them helps employees achieve not just professional goals, but their personal purpose in life.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • But that particular strand of my life seems to be quite healthy.
    Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Date.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/date. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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