as in synod
formal
a private or secret meeting or group
a conclave of bishops
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Recent Examples of conclave
His death, at 88, set the stage for the conclave that elected Leo a few weeks later.
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The pope hasn’t visited the US since his selection at the papal conclave in May 2025 and doesn’t have plans to visit this year, according to the Vatican.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Peter Martin paints the scene from a recent military conclave in Rome.
—Jonathan Tamari, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The pope hasn’t visited the US since his selection at the papal conclave in May 2025 and doesn’t have plans to visit this year, according to the Vatican.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Peter Martin paints the scene from a recent military conclave in Rome.
—Jonathan Tamari, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conclave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclave
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The testimony of the gay men, contained in annexes published on the Vatican's synod website, featured moving accounts of how one, from Portugal, came to terms with his homosexuality and married his husband.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent two weeks sitting with Fuanya at the same table during Pope Francis’ 2024 big meeting, or synod, on the family.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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This is the first year that the Nationals have engaged in formal meetings like these.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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An iconic gathering place for South Florida soccer fans, Fritz & Franz Bierhaus, is preparing to leave Coral Gables after a two-decade history following a dispute with city officials over the use of a public plaza for World Cup watch parties.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Ituri Province previously banned funeral wakes and large gatherings after attackers in another town after residents burned another treatment center on Thursday after they were refused access to the body of a person who died from the disease.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Also opposing her run were the president of the Broward Black Democratic caucus, the president of the Fort Lauderdale/Broward branch of the NAACP and the state Legislature’s Black caucus.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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That comes after the caucus last week called for Black athletes to boycott public universities in states that are gerrymandering congressional maps to eliminate districts held by Black lawmakers.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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In the 2024 election, hundreds of social media influencers were credentialed for the first time to attend the Democratic and Republican conventions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Calderon said Fort Worth had the second largest La Raza Unida Party delegation to the party’s San Antonio convention because of their Fort Worth organizing efforts.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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“Conclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclave. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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