confab

noun

confab intransitive verb

Examples of confab in a Sentence

we had a little confab about the merits of the plan after the requisite confab, we got down to business
Recent Examples on the Web China’s biggest political confab is about to begin. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 Organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the annual confab is one of the largest media and entertainment industry events in Asia. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2024 The annual recording industry confab also promises its share of broken records, pun intended, as stars from across musical genres gather Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (8 p.m. EST on CBS and streaming on Paramount+) for the 66th edition of music's most eclectic night. USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 The event has done the one thing such confabs are supposed never to do, which is expose the truth about climate change and the race to net-zero carbon emissions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023 Standing in for the druggy Mutiny Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., where the kingpin confabs take place, is the ballroom of the Queen Mary and an ‘80s-era hotel in the City of Industry. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024 Even the city’s annual hedge fund confab gives off a new vibe this election season. Michael Smith, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024 Exclusive confabs that attract the world’s wealthiest and most powerful are assumed to be where the geopolitical agenda is set, often in opposition to the interests of ordinary people. Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 The Göteborg Film Festival’s film industry confab, the Nordic Film Market, unspooling Jan 31-Feb. 2, has unveiled in exclusivity to Variety its 2024 lineup comprising 58 new and upcoming Nordic films. Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confab was in 1701

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confab. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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