meetings

noun

Definition of meetingsnext
plural of meeting
1
as in gatherings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair

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2
as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

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3
as in confluences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
  1. conferences
  2. conventions
  3. assemblies
  4. assemblages
  5. combinations
Noun
  • Attend industry-specific conferences and workshops.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As an example, one of the things that's been a hit with our sneaker recycling social enterprise is our sneaker costume at conferences.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • Since then, the weekender celebrating the convergence of style, sneakers, pop culture, music, art, food, innovation and the creative minds shaping those trends has traversed the globe with conventions in Chicago (2019) and Hong Kong (2024).
    Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Similar conventions followed in other states, adopting the Republican Party label.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of conventions
Noun
  • Enhancements include improvements to the arm and leg assemblies, tactile manipulators, wiring, power systems, and overall design.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Dealers will monitor the vehicles through the online data evaluation, perform diagnostic procedures, and replace the battery module assemblies if necessary.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of assemblies
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of assemblages
Noun
  • Right now, the shoes are on sale for $105 in four vibrant color combinations that are sure to turn heads on the trails.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Astronomers plan to use the next generation of space telescopes to zoom into the atmospheres of the nearest hundred Earthlike planets, looking for precise chemical combinations that indicate the presence of life.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of combinations
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meeting of minds

meetings

meetings of minds

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