Thesaurus results for CONFAB

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noun

ˈkän-ˌfab

as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue we had a little confab about the merits of the plan

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as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this after the requisite confab, we got down to business

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verb

as in to consult

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem

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Semafor got an in-depth look at the group’s entire confab, where hundreds of progressive campaigners talked about what worked to motivate anti-Trump voters — and what could win over the people who’d turned on the president. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Before departing the Cannes Lions festival—the annual international advertising and marketing confab on the French Riveria—last June, Allyson Felix asked her brother, Wes, for about 20 minutes of his time. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Apr. 2026

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So, while Rue and Maddy are confabbing over milkshakes in a diner, Alamo sends Rue off for a drive with his two toughs, G (Marshawn Lynch) and the icy Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson). —

Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026 This has made Saudi Arabia’s annual investment confab a venue to both deploy cash globally and lure investors to the country, and officials at FII are touting that the latter effort is bearing fruit. —

Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab

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There have also been discussions around an investment fund for Iran that would provide billions of dollars for reconstruction once a final deal is reached.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Still, events like the Seoul runway show demonstrate how robotics is increasingly being presented not just as an industrial technology, but as part of broader discussions about culture, design, entertainment, and daily life.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026