as in seminar
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a round-robin to discuss the epidemic of performance-enhancing drugs plaguing professional sports
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Recent Examples of round-robin
Format The 2026 IPL will be expanded to 84 matches (80 round-robin and 4 playoff matches), with each of the 10 teams playing 16 matches in the round-robin stage, an increase from 14 matches per team in 2025.
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Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Prague and Calgary will host the round-robin games and the semifinal and final will be in Edmonton.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Ina Forrest said Wednesday after Canada beat Slovakia 9-6 in round-robin play with a medal-round spot already secured.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
All three teams square off in a round-robin tournament and the top two squads earn a spot in the championship game.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Prague and Calgary will host the round-robin games and the semifinal and final will be in Edmonton.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Ina Forrest said Wednesday after Canada beat Slovakia 9-6 in round-robin play with a medal-round spot already secured.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
All three teams square off in a round-robin tournament and the top two squads earn a spot in the championship game.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for round-robin
Noun
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The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere, Nxivm was known for its Executive Success Programs (or ESP), an executive coaching seminar that was taken by as many as 16,000 people over two decades.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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The symposium on science and evidence is one of these events.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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One flight to Australia will carry six passengers while another from the Netherlands will take 18 passengers, García said at the news conference Sunday.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Olympic sports spotlight The USC women’s tennis had one of its best seasons in recent memory, punctuated by its first Big Ten regular season title and first conference crown overall since 2015.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Inside its aluminum alloy body and plastic top panel (which is made from waste recovered from the oceans) are four 5,000-mAh battery packs, for a total capacity of 20,000 mAh.—
Paul Ridden
May 12,
New Atlas,
12 May 2026
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Howard Lutnick questioned by House Oversight panel Assuming confirmation, Warsh, 56, will take over for Jerome Powell, whose 8-year stint at the helm will officially end Friday.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Round-robin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/round-robin. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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