1
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
Four have been treated and released, said Las Cruces Fire Chief Michael Daniels at the news conference.
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CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Last week, as delegates from around the world gathered in Barbados for a sustainable energy conference, Mottley instead insisted that small countries would need to find their own way forward.
—Justin Worland/bridgetown, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
At last year's conference, EPRI presented a large language model that had been trained on the institute's data, a sort of ChatGPT for utility companies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Whittington told the Post-Tribune Friday that school officials were still completing conferences with parents, and the district will not have an update on McCullough Academy until next week, which is the district’s spring break.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Last week, as delegates from around the world gathered in Barbados for a sustainable energy conference, Mottley instead insisted that small countries would need to find their own way forward.
—Justin Worland/bridgetown, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
At last year's conference, EPRI presented a large language model that had been trained on the institute's data, a sort of ChatGPT for utility companies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Whittington told the Post-Tribune Friday that school officials were still completing conferences with parents, and the district will not have an update on McCullough Academy until next week, which is the district’s spring break.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference
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Tesla’s service will replace the rail panel assembly with a new one that meets durability testing requirements, the automaker said.—
Reuters,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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As a remedy, Tesla service will replace the rail assembly free of charge.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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There are also numerous other speakers from MIT, Harvard and Cornell presenting at the symposium, and an array of professionals and experts who can lead us into asking those deeper questions.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Officials took this a step further at the warfare symposium in Colorado.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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This would have been an interesting topic for a scientific discussion, but it was put forward as a policy document and presented to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the day after it was released.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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The report includes a detailed discussion of the risks associated with the company's operations, including financial, operational, and regulatory risks, as well as risks related to its exploration and evaluation projects.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The research team says the meetings to review their National Institutes of Health grant funding have been canceled twice.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tip 2: Review the agendas and attend the meetings of the school’s governing board to learn what options are under consideration.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The fellowship program allows participants to be mentored by an Academy members and have access to networking and seminars.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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Educational workshop: The Poway Chamber of Commerce will host a virtual interactive seminar on marketing and how to generate extraordinary results at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 25.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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From consultation to aftercare, patient safety and quality results are always the top priority.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Among the issues in the most recent negotiation was a provision to provide appropriate hair and makeup consultation for non-white performers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.—
Elizabeth Rush,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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What made sense for Scholl was assemblage, putting everyday items together to create something new.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Investors had signaled virtually no chance of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the central bank's rate-setting panel, lowering interest rates this month.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yet, even as the Fed ordered the last of its 2024 rate cuts in December, the panel forecast a significantly slower pace of cuts in 2025, citing both good and bad economic tidings: lingering inflation coupled with strong economic growth.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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