colloquium

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Recent Examples of colloquium McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The answer, according to a colloquium of leading epidemiologists, microbiologists and climate scientists, is not well enough. John Drake, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Shirley Manson has a special connection with Argentina, particularly with its feminist movements; the singer even participated in a colloquium there in 2019. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025 But this did not go down well with some of the colloquium guests. Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024 In 2017 Perlin organized a colloquium on Eunice Foote (an American scientist who, in 1856, was the first to argue that putting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere could cause climate change). Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 In the math department, there were people running this colloquium series called Math and Social Responsibility — very Berkeley-like. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024 In this colloquium, Teddy Tzanetos, JPL’s assembly, test, operations lead and ground support designer will present the project’s inception, its operational goals and capabilities, and what its success may mean for space exploration. IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colloquium
Noun
  • Picard had organized a daylong symposium to give fellow mitochondria enthusiasts a chance to discuss the latest findings in their rapidly growing field, from immune cell bioenergetics to time perception.
    Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Now, thankfully, Reese Witherspoon is focusing on women’s projects with her company, and Geena Davis has that whole symposium and does all the metrics on how many women’s stories get told.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • One-on-one meetings and industry seminars conclude on July 25.
    Jennie Punter, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • With tastings, master classes, wine-and-food pairing seminars, conversations, concerts, and in several cases, auctions, wine festivals offer something for everyone from novice to expert.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Our expert panel consisted of roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors, scouts and front office staffers across the country, representing every conference.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • If Congress is going to filter out new provisions to the Protect College Sports Act on a daily basis to take the temperature of the fans, why can't conferences discuss enforcing their own rules.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Construction crews have pre-positioned supplies — including the steel bollard wall panels — but no actual wall-building has started in the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • In historically men’s spaces, like executive board rooms, sports broadcasting, and expert panels, people - that is, both men and women - don’t perceive or detect the absence of women.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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“Colloquium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colloquium. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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