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
Demand political agendas that tax wealth and profits at levels commensurate to their standing at the top of our nation’s economic ladder.
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Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
He's suggested public hearings and hopes both towns' councils will add the question to their respective agendas.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Under California’s Brown Act, city councils, boards and commissions are required to hold meetings publicly, post agendas in advance and allow public participation to prevent closed-door decision-making.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
There are too many agendas for there to be a single, perfect answer.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Kurdish opposition parties both in Iran and across the region are fractured, with differing ideologies and competing agendas.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
The fear among many Iranians and other observers is that the agendas of the ethnic militias are territorial and separatist and could lead Iran to disintegration or civil war.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
So the project is still sitting there, a big site bundled with an even bigger idea, waiting for a couple of politicians with compatible styles and mutually reinforcing housing agendas to kick it back to life.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
He's suggested public hearings and hopes both towns' councils will add the question to their respective agendas.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Under California’s Brown Act, city councils, boards and commissions are required to hold meetings publicly, post agendas in advance and allow public participation to prevent closed-door decision-making.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
There are too many agendas for there to be a single, perfect answer.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Kurdish opposition parties both in Iran and across the region are fractured, with differing ideologies and competing agendas.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
The fear among many Iranians and other observers is that the agendas of the ethnic militias are territorial and separatist and could lead Iran to disintegration or civil war.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
So the project is still sitting there, a big site bundled with an even bigger idea, waiting for a couple of politicians with compatible styles and mutually reinforcing housing agendas to kick it back to life.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agendas
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General Daily Insight for March 27, 2026 Having fun can make intimidating schedules much easier to handle.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The city's March 19 news release announcing the new hours said the approximately four weeks before April 18 allows Vantage enough time to transition its contractors and worker schedules to the new hours.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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As banking giveaways go, fintech company Acorns is offering Chicagoans something a little more valuable than the traditional pens and calendars.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Here are key series and dates to circle on your calendars for the 126th Red Sox season.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a few hundred students, limiting access to programs and resources.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In 2014 and 2015, Brendon was arrested several more times in Florida, South Carolina and New York, and entered programs for depression, alcohol, and substance abuse at least twice, the magazine reported.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Of course, all of this is heavily dependent on dark energy not evolving, and also on the specific merger timetables for the various galaxies within our Local Group.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Coach, railroad attendants use items like railroad spikes and timetables to bring the historic experience to life, while the cars themselves feature new interior graphics of the Grand Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Agendas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agendas. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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