as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Recent Examples of assignation
The two lovers had regular assignations at a house in town originally bought by Arthur’s grandmother after her flight from China to Penang.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Jamila and Antek continue their assignations at greater and greater risk, leading to a dramatic chain of events that culminates with the villagers violently turning on the adulterous bride.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
Rose describes her affairs and assignations with wistful wit, bending ordinary language into bands around her bare ring finger.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Jamila and Antek continue their assignations at greater and greater risk, leading to a dramatic chain of events that culminates with the villagers violently turning on the adulterous bride.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
Rose describes her affairs and assignations with wistful wit, bending ordinary language into bands around her bare ring finger.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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City leaders have two options: an appointment or a special election.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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With Landman having debuted last night (and both Yellowstone and Lioness currently on the air), here’s a look at Sheridan’s entire TV career to date, from his weakest series to his strongest.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The mission would also attempt technical breakthroughs in surface sampling, takeoff and ascent from the Martian surface, as well as a spacecraft rendezvous in Mars’ orbit, Liu said last week, according to Chinese state media.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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As if this weren’t enough, the lunar eclipse in Pisces brings unexpected revelations about your love life, urging you to reassess your romantic desires and scandalous rendezvous.Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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