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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning
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2
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school
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Recent Examples of conference
All Peoples Church and the city are still set to meet Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit in an informal conference in U.S. District Court.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The issue was discussed by market participants over the weekend in Houston, where the U.S. National Coffee Association held its annual conference.
—Marcelo Teixeira, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
After the conference sessions, guests can also unwind at live entertainment events and happy hours.
—John Hall, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The tech world billionaire quickly went to work pressuring federal employees to leave, doing joint interviews with Trump and appearing at a right-wing Christian conference last week waving a chainsaw.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The issue was discussed by market participants over the weekend in Houston, where the U.S. National Coffee Association held its annual conference.
—Marcelo Teixeira, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
After the conference sessions, guests can also unwind at live entertainment events and happy hours.
—John Hall, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The tech world billionaire quickly went to work pressuring federal employees to leave, doing joint interviews with Trump and appearing at a right-wing Christian conference last week waving a chainsaw.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference
Noun
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Some senior military and police officials sent to the assembly have testified that Yoon ordered them to pull out lawmakers to thwart a parliamentary vote on the decree.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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What to Consider The assembly requires more work than other models.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
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These figures were celebrated during a symposium on Tuesday afternoon at Florida Atlantic University hosted by Project Opioid, a nonprofit aiming to bring together business, faith, education and philanthropic leaders to solve the overdose and substance abuse crisis.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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This symposium will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Valparaiso University’s Harre Union, Ballroom A, 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Her feelings on the country’s hard-right swing were not articulated during the discussion, but they were certainly alluded to.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gender must be at the core of climate finance planning and national accountability, not an afterthought or token discussion.—
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The entire coaching staff wasn’t included in the quarterback meetings, according to league sources, but offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and quarterback coach Greg Olson were.—
The Athletic NFL Staff and more,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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During a Sacramento County Recreation and Parks Commission meeting last week, those in opposition said allowing vehicle access to Sailor Bar is dangerous.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Attend seminars on Texas wildlife and conservation and take your kids to the Junction for the petting zoo.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Doerr provides the example, taken from the original seminar taught by Grove, in which the objective is to dominate a new sector in the microcomputer-component market, and one of the key results is to come up with ten new designs for a component.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Swiss government opened the consultation process on a new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement to provide for the automatic and reciprocal exchange of information between Swiss and U.S. tax authorities.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Younger patients are booking consultations, as well.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Researchers say that the abundance of horses at the site hints at what the landscape looked like around 500,000 years ago, while the assemblage as a whole — with armadillos, sloths, and tapirs as well as horses — reveals the trajectories of evolution throughout the period.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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With the Battista, though, of which only 150 examples will be made, comparison even within the elite assemblage that included models from McLaren, Lotus, Bentley, and Aston Martin, proved challenging.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Speaking on a panel at the SHE Media CO-Lab at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on Friday, More and Potter shared the moment that changed everything.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
7 Mar. 2025
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Johnson, an ultra-ambitious Texas Democrat but a junior House member of the House Naval Affairs Committee (which became the House Armed Services Committee after World War II), correctly surmised the panel’s imperious chairman, Georgia Democrat Carl Vinson, wasn’t going anywhere.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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