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as in gathering
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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as in conference
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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as in convergence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a meeting of two railroad lines
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as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
we never once met another car on that lonely country road
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as in converging
to come together into one body or place
we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week
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as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
met her future husband at a party
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as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of
a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans
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as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with
the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow
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as in matching
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it
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as in standing
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges
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Recent Examples of meeting
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Leaders can reduce transition tax by clustering similar work, shortening meeting chains, and creating reset rituals between modes.
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Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
26 June 2026
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Netherlands finished top of Group F by beating Sweden and Tunisia after drawing with Japan, to set up the meeting with Group C runners-up Morocco.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Leaders can reduce transition tax by clustering similar work, shortening meeting chains, and creating reset rituals between modes.
—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Verb
According to Missouri Lottery, retailers that sell winning Scratcher and Draw Games tickets receive a bonus that equals 2% of the prize up to $600 by meeting certain game and sales criteria.
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Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meeting
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Political conventions are typically massive gatherings reserved for presidential election years, where parties formally nominate their candidates for the general election.
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See how designer Hattie Sparks Collins gave her in-laws' new build to a sunny dose of gathering-place nostalgia.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department During the news conference, Bluthenthal's two children delivered a plea for justice via video, while his mother spoke directly to the crowd.
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And oncology conferences are beginning to include sessions on hormones and how to help women after cancer.
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Institutionally, Aschbacher sees opportunities in a convergence of key meetings and milestones, including an ESA Council in mid-June, a ministerial focused specifically on exploration scheduled for December, and the crucial once-every-three-years ESA Ministerial Council in 2028.
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This shift isn't just about consolidation but a deeper convergence with digital asset infrastructure.
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Heaton recalled encountering a farmer in Uganda while volunteering there.
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Salonen found renewal not from the desperation of rethinking but from freshening, illuminating the perception of exceptional young musicians first encountering greatness.
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And patients come in with the medical emergencies, but then there’s insurance, poverty, housing, immigration, all of these larger forces converging in one room.
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Notably, pay growth for the two roles is increasingly converging.
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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Good luck finding more than a few sad options hidden in a back corner at your local salon.
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Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.
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That is journalism fulfilling its civic duty.
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While portals offer a vital communication channel for patients facing long appointment wait times, the cognitive load on physicians is immense.
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The Education Department’s civil rights office had long been the last resort for parents who believe their child is facing discrimination at school, with a mandate to review all complaints.
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meeting. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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