1
as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
the arcade was the rendezvous of choice for most of the teenagers in town
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2
as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
I have a rendezvous with him at lunchtime
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as in to meet
to come together into one body or place
we'll rendezvous at the entrance to the park at 6:00 p.m.
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Recent Examples of rendezvous
USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
As the trio dances, Sivan sings about the NSFW details of a hotel rendezvous.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
The Crew Dragon now has about a 28-hour ride to rendezvous with the ISS and join the nine people already on the station.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Venus and Uranus’ connection fosters an intense romantic rendezvous.
—USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
As the trio dances, Sivan sings about the NSFW details of a hotel rendezvous.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Particularly juicy is de Wolfe’s guest book for Villa Trianon, lined with signatures from the artists and society set who rendezvoused at her Versailles refuge.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
The Crew Dragon now has about a 28-hour ride to rendezvous with the ISS and join the nine people already on the station.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous
Noun
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Working from memory, my own map of Paris (please pardon my crude drawing skills!) is therefore a loose constellation of personal favorite haunts and notable landmarks: Try it yourself.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Its protagonist, played by Oscar Isaac, is a cranky folk musician who performs at the Gaslight Cafe, one of Dylan’s haunts, and cannot catch a break.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The American Civil Liberties Union sued Monday night over the birthright citizenship order and submitted a legal filing in an ongoing case over the cancellation of appointments for asylum seekers at the border.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Related article Stranded at the border: Migrants are in limbo after Trump cancels border app appointments On Tuesday, no migrants accepted donations or wanted to speak to Cosmes.—
Holmes Lybrand,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In among all these itinerant jobs, Robert meets Gladys (Felicity Jones), a young woman who sings in the church choir and becomes the incandescent center of his life.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Rather than adapting existing algorithms, Metal Minds creates solutions from scratch that reflect the physical and chemical processes occurring during steelmaking as accurately as possible while tailoring these solutions to meet clients’ specific needs.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The popular hangout also specializes in dark lagers and hoppy IPAs.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each social platform serves as a unique digital hangout spot, with different generations choosing their preferred spaces to interact, share, and engage.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Viall later appeared on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season in 2015, showing up to a group date in the fourth episode asking to join as a contestant.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With substantial investments, international collaborations, and technological progress converging, the possibility of a QC singularity—where quantum systems achieve practical, widespread utility—appears increasingly plausible in the near future.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Health care bankers at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference anticipate a bounty of Q1 process launches as several factors converge to improve the dealmaking environment.—
Aaron Weitzman,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The remaining Housewives then gathered in Jenna's room, where Brynn retold her story.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Several online videos show supporters gathering outside the Central Detention Facility in Washington D.C. on Monday evening.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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All the forces Kinshasa has assembled to protect itself from its own citizens have failed - the UN, the South African army, the white mercenaries etc.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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All will conduct redshift surveys of galaxies to assemble vast 3D maps of galactic distribution.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Rendezvous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendezvous. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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