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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a public forum called to find out how residents felt about a large discount store being built in their neighborhood
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as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
a jury may have acquitted Lizzie Borden, but she was guilty of murder in the forum of public opinion
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Recent Examples of forum
Workforce issues were central to insight forums around regulating AI in the last Congress, but those too did not result in changes to the system.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, this has been a feature that parents have been asking for in subreddits and Samsung customer forums.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
The forum will take place at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch at 6400 W. Hemlock Drive, March 12 from 2-3:30 p.m.
To register, visit ccpl.librarymarket.com.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The Note Max was actually announced last year and has since been the subject of much discussion on tech forums.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
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Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, this has been a feature that parents have been asking for in subreddits and Samsung customer forums.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
The forum will take place at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch at 6400 W. Hemlock Drive, March 12 from 2-3:30 p.m.
To register, visit ccpl.librarymarket.com.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The Note Max was actually announced last year and has since been the subject of much discussion on tech forums.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forum
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At its inaugural symposium, the GTLI will introduce ideas for frameworks, standards and certifications aimed at defining what good thought leadership looks like.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Longtime native plant expert and author Carol Bornstein summed it up last October, when San Marcos Growers had its final plant symposium for landscapers, horticulturists, botanists and retail nursery operators.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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The platform has itself been called a cesspool, rife with hateful rhetoric and falsehoods.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Since then, his work has taken him to international tribunals and other inquiries into the missing in more than 60 countries.—
Tyler McBrien,
The Dial,
28 Jan. 2025
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He was made to testify at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and was later condemned to death by a Polish tribunal.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Throughout all four days of the retreat, guests can take part in fascinating educational seminars, with topics spanning from manta ray identification methods to the inner workings of plankton, a diverse type of organism that makes up the bulk of a manta ray’s diet.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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On Kimberly Taking the Risks to Protest Kimberly is on track to realize her dream of becoming a Supreme Court Justice, especially with her special spot in a seminar for older students with an esteemed guest professor played by Tig Notaro.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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That venue has not been turned into n evacuation center as many other similar facilities have, so far.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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Guitarist Sophie Lloyd, who plays with Machine Gun Kelly, rehearses onstage for an upcoming performance as people rotate in and out of the venue with their donations.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Although Kessler is a high-profile litigator, including by leading high-profile antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, NASCAR, U.S. Soccer, the NFL and other major sports defendants, litigators sometimes negotiate resolutions without having to go to court.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to People, Emily and Justin Baldoni have been spending time in Hawaii with their two children as his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, continues to face off against Lively's legal team in and outside of court.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the same way people trusted me after that first conference, thousands of new clients began trusting me through my online presence.—
Rafael Alatorre,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The idea of a strategic reserve of digital tokens like bitcoin has long been floated in cryptocurrency circles, but gained traction this summer, when both Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, discussed it at the annual Bitcoin conference.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee voted Thursday to approve President Trump's budget chief nominee in the midst of a boycott by the panel's Democrats.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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In my experience, hanging some panels and curtains over your bare walls will increase the quality of your sound more than any single piece of equipment.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Forum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forum. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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