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tryst

noun

ˈtrist

Definition of tryst

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 After Venus and Jupiter’s tryst, there’s a brief dark-sky window around a New Supermoon — the biggest of the year — on June 15, before the summer solstice on June 21 brings the shortest nights of the year. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Others were tired or even sordid, designed not for trysts but for airport stopovers, to grant a portion of hurried, adequate sleep. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 Drinks out and crashing a surprise birthday party do not constitute a courthouse tryst, the SJC was told. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Today, the park is visited mostly by lovers who use its overgrown grounds for trysts. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tryst

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Kermode was curious, if not slightly annoyed about all this cryptic communication and the request for a secret rendezvous.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
During the rendezvous with the space station, five thrusters in the capsule's service module failed, resulting in a temporary loss of full maneuverability.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oil prices year-to-date The pullback followed a sharp rally on Friday after attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia reignited fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.

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Multiple shellstock tags from prior days were not labeled with the last date the shellfish was sold.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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