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
Madonna, shot in black and white, is seen walking down a hotel hallway toward an assignation, limping slightly in heels and a black raincoat, clutching her head as if in pain.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
Without spoiling much of anything, TVLine can say that an upcoming episode will deal with at least one of the characters’ feelings about the quasi-consensual assignation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
Seems the Trump rally leaping, advertiser losing and Kamala Harris assignation joking Musk is the issue, as is so often the case in such suits of late.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
Without spoiling much of anything, TVLine can say that an upcoming episode will deal with at least one of the characters’ feelings about the quasi-consensual assignation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
Seems the Trump rally leaping, advertiser losing and Kamala Harris assignation joking Musk is the issue, as is so often the case in such suits of late.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
Noun
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In 2022 several indigent defendants lacking timely appointment of counsel filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s State Public Defender office, claiming an ongoing pattern of delays in appointing a public defender for open criminal cases around the state.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her recent appointment as Creative Director of Proenza Schouler marks a groundbreaking moment in Black fashion, affirming her place as a visionary shaping the future of the industry.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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On September 5, the Friends actress was spotted enjoying a New York City date night with her boyfriend, Jim Cutis.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The pair's progenitors engaged in a rendezvous that stripped off the outer layers of proto-Charon to create a disk of icy debris.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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So Greenlight is the site of many of our rendezvous.—
James Factora,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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