agendas

plural of agenda
as in schedules
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 agendas Bibb claimed the group is also in talks with members of Congress about aligning their agendas. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Keeping strong teachers is a smart investment — not just through pay, but through classroom resources, professional development and policies that let teachers focus on teaching rather than navigating shifting social or political agendas. — Joe Fleckenstein, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 Leaders elected on security agendas, such as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Ecuador’s Noboa, will likely intensify their hardline rhetoric and policies. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 There’s a distrust in the validity of big data, with everything seeming more vulnerable than ever to outside influence by unseen forces with specific agendas. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Today chaos gives bad people the opportunity to advance their own nefarious agendas with little regards for the American people. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 The best agendas include a few non-serious questions too, maybe even a joke. — Leslie John, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 But the underlying difficulties of the three Ts, where the leaders seem to have fundamentally incompatible agendas, remain the thread beneath the ostensibly polite and occasionally amiable conversations. — Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Donors propped up a clutter of interest groups with their own agendas, starving the institutional Party organization whose only objective should be to win elections. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • When clients or surrogates travel to California for important medical milestones, Tang and Sonnenberg are often there themselves—arranging schedules, accompanying appointments, and ensuring that days defined by medicine retain a sense of humanity.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Again, the questions that the committee wants answers to, evaluating different schedules and conferences, are all valuable and important debates.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Separately, Forbes personal-shopper writers Steven John and Alexandra Garret named the Skylight Calendar 2 among the best digital family calendars on the market.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The latest uniform quarterly reports covered activity through June 30, though some candidates have since filed additional reports tied to their states’ primary calendars.
    — Luke Fountain,Gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This year’s Climate Week diverged markedly from past years that had been focused more closely on climate targets, timetables, emissions reductions and scaling up promising solutions.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The next thing to be mindful of is the country’s schedule, from the timetables for ferries to the opening hours of restaurants, tourist and archaeological sites, and even whole islands.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Agendas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agendas. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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