Definition of agendanext
as in schedule
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play) unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda, it won't be addressed

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Recent Examples of agenda Several items on the Senate’s end-of-session agenda appeared ready to be punted for September as Republican leaders confronted disagreements within their own conference as well as Democratic opposition. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 Both have staked their political careers on a tough-on-crime agenda. Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept his own race in November on a democratic socialist agenda, and has since been seen as a catalyst for similar victories by progressive candidates. Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 The African Union, which includes 55 member nations, rejected a proposal last week by Ghana to add South Africa’s migration tensions to the agenda of the bloc’s next coordination meeting in October. ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agenda
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Noun
  • Contracts were signed, schedules were cleared, writers room was supposed to start this month, production was supposed to begin early next year.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Lollapalooza 2026 navigated heavy rainfall, delaying Saturday's schedule, yet artists delivered memorable sets.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Extra credit The store calendar is packed with CPR classes, story times, music sessions, book clubs, and parenting workshops.
    Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Next year, the league will shift its long-time season calendar to a summer-to-spring schedule to align with Europe's professional leagues.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • China has been in the midst of an aggressive submarine-building program in recent years.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Selected to enter negotiations comes before a lease, before permits, before safety and security approvals, before financial terms and before any timetable.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agenda. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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