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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning
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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school
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Recent Examples of conference
Another telling stat is the growing number of companies attending CX conferences.
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
But the chance to demo drone delivery in the ballpark rented out by industry group AUVSI (Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International) for a two-day policy conference was worth that trouble.
—PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
This year, Buterin keynoted Ethereum’s flagship conference at the Palais des Festivals — the same red carpet venue that hosts movie stars each spring.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
The diplomatic breakthrough — with France committing to recognize Palestine and co-hosting a UN conference with Saudi Arabia — and the global backlash against the shocking images of starvation and suffering in Gaza, marks a turning point.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
But the chance to demo drone delivery in the ballpark rented out by industry group AUVSI (Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International) for a two-day policy conference was worth that trouble.
—PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
This year, Buterin keynoted Ethereum’s flagship conference at the Palais des Festivals — the same red carpet venue that hosts movie stars each spring.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
The diplomatic breakthrough — with France committing to recognize Palestine and co-hosting a UN conference with Saudi Arabia — and the global backlash against the shocking images of starvation and suffering in Gaza, marks a turning point.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference
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But the corporate nature of real-life K-Pop musician training and band assembly means that even such iconic groups as BTS and Blackpink are fictions of a sort, designed by labels to appeal to fans.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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To truly future-proof operations, supply chain leaders must rethink how to plan holistically across both front-end (wafer fabrication) and back-end (assembly, test and packaging) stages.—
Umesh Kumar Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The date of the symposium offered a clue to the chaos: It was held in August because the month is effectively dead for recruiting.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Trump indicated his meeting with Putin would come before any sit-down discussion involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Start your day with a morning coffee, drop by for a lunch meeting to dine on tasty salade niçoise and pinsa, or come here for date night to enjoy their blue crab toast and linguine with clams.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The dark wooden door inside a meeting room at Ohio State’s football facility, and the empty space behind it running seven feet long and three wide.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Where early learning software emphasized static content and repetition, Study Mode creates an interactive, dynamic, and responsive dialogue—the kind most often found in small group seminars or one-on-one tutoring sessions.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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On the same weekend Final Destination opened, Gallardo was a guest speaker at the 2025 Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles, a two-day self-help seminar where Gwyneth Paltrow gave the keynote speech.—
Mickey Rapkin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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Other duties include promoting and coordinating statewide community college planning and programs; providing consultation and advice to community college officials and interpreting state and federal laws and policies relating to the community colleges.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new office has five patient rooms, two labs and spaces for physician and dietitian consultations.—
Jim Owczarski,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit’s goal is to ensure enforcement of the deed restrictions, which call for passive, non-commercial recreational uses not involving large assemblages of people or cars.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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There’s our Talmudic reading of the alternate-side calendar, with its we-are-the-world assemblage of holidays: to celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension, Eid al-Adha, and Tisha B’Av, a day of fasting that commemorates various Jewish disasters, nobody has to move their car.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The investment means Samsung is expected to comfortably meet Apple's demand next year for OLED MacBook panels.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This includes a new feature that displays side-by-side panels with answers to a question alongside answers from platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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