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as in encountered
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
we never once met another car on that lonely country road
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as in gathered
to come together into one body or place
we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week
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as in found
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
met her future husband at a party
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans
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as in matched
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it
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as in accepted
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges
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Recent Examples of met
Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
The workplace was the fourth most common place couples met from 2000 to 2019.
—Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
In 2003, Dane met his future wife, Rebecca Gayheart.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
At each of two recent rallies, USA TODAY met pairs of volunteers who had met while canvassing and become fast friends.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
On one of those excursions Gaia met Andrew Fattorini, a wine collector based in Verona, Italy.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
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When living in Iowa, Mercer and his wife encountered those headwinds after trying to find child care for their young son.—
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The two roommates who were spared — Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke — encountered the gory scene the next morning.—
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The law is based on the data gathered by Carolyn Subramaniam, UC Davis environmental policy and management graduate student.—
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With her signature long waves gathered into a subtle bun at the nape of her neck, this style puts the focus on the sculptural wave framing Seyfried's face opposite a deep side part.—
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.—
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The paywall implementation follows intense backlash after the chatbot fulfilled requests to digitally remove clothing from photographs without subjects’ consent.—
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The real issue is whether WBD’s Board has run a fair process and in the end will have fulfilled its most basic obligation to shareholders.—
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However, even after the peace proposal, Israeli sports teams have faced opposition and exclusion.—
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The agency has also faced criticism for aggressive tactics used by ICE agents in executing the president’s immigration policy.—
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Ballmer and his wife, Connie, matched donations made during the event, raising a total of $100 million.—
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In the snaps, the couple pose with their two daughters, Adira, 2, and Olympia, 8, who matched in light blue dresses.—
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The show's co-creator Jack Thorne accepted the award and gave a speech thanking Netflix and listing the names of several people who have supported the series.—
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But Skinny Pedro had accepted the task for another, more important reason.—
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
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“Met.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/met. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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