Thesaurus results for DATES

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noun

plural of date

as in rendezvous

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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Relevance

as in durations

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

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dates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of date

as in accompanies

to go on a social engagement with I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

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as in attends

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage we dated for two years before we got engaged

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Noun

Spring & Mulberry chocolate is notoriously good for gifting—the packaging is beautiful, and the brand uses the best of ingredients from direct-trade single-origin cacao and organic dates. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026 Grindr is currently piloting bot-to-bot conversations to vet human dates. — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Attendance for Baylor home games is down 11 percent over the last four years, and the team averages 40,015 through three home dates this season. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 The 18 coast-to-coast concerts that were initially announced for September and October 2027, quickly grew to 26 with dates extending into November. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 The tour concludes with dates in African cities including Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg through January 2027. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Your arena tour has hit nearly 50 dates across several countries. — Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 Be sure to check out The Bee’s searchable Voter Guide, which contains even more information about the upcoming midterm election, including races, propositions, endorsements and important information about key dates. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The arena tour began May 7 in Toledo, Ohio, and was extended with 21 additional dates. — Brittany Miller , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

Carlotta plans to release the films in France theatrically and on Blu-ray, with individual release dates yet to be announced. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 The grave dates to a period when people were transitioning from hunting and gathering to living in permanent settlements, farming and raising livestock, according to officials. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Saturday’s matchup was 33rd meeting all-time between the Bears and Samford in a series that dates all the way back to 1907. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 That said, interested customers should check out the preorder deals from carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, which show shipment dates for November and December. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The Georgian mansion that anchors the country estate in Berkshire, about 40 miles west of central London, dates to around 1730, though the history of the land goes back much further. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 The current trend of excavating video game nostalgia continues with this latest cinematic adaptation of the popular franchise that dates all the way back to 1987. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The work has been authenticated by Canaletto specialist Charles Beddington and dates to between 1746 and 1755, when the Venetian artist was working in England. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 At the bar, dates syrup and earl tea were held past seven days. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dates

Noun

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
That makes communications, navigation, orbital rendezvous, and mission logistics substantially harder.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rendezvous

Noun

Collins and his colleagues also tested different durations of contact between healthy and bleached corals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
More Research Is Needed Though the findings are encouraging, the researchers say more studies are needed to determine which activities, intensities, and durations offer the greatest benefits during this life stage.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of durations

Verb

And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The trip, which accompanies an Aït Atta family on their seasonal migration, includes deluxe glamping-style accommodations, activities like traditional bread baking and jewelry-making, as well as a private local guide throughout.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

Side effects may also occur and should be addressed through follow-up appointments.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
As a kid, Havi Nguyen sometimes missed school to translate at doctor’s appointments, and was managing Medicaid paperwork for herself and her sisters, on behalf of their parents who’d immigrated from Vietnam.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointments

Noun

But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Reduce Sugar Load From Pomegranate Juice At 32 grams per serving, pomegranate juice contains nearly four times as much sugar as tomato juice.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of times

Verb

Rick Devens is the type of dude who always takes out the bigger target.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of takes out

Verb

The regulator’s move comes as the country courts new mining investment, including from the US, and seeks to ensure that Congolese partners genuinely own and help run the businesses supplying its mines, in line with its laws.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
But the edge of the nation also courts natural disasters, including mudslides, earthquakes and wildfires.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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