conclaves

plural of conclave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclaves
Noun
  • The details of another person’s recurring meetings were beneath consideration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Try dancing or just hopping around between meetings.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Gorchakov fund works closer to home, sponsoring academic gatherings and Russian-language programs in former Soviet states.
    Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The government has restricted public gatherings and deployed more than 40,000 security personnel.
    Fortune, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Conclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclaves. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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