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confab

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Recent Examples of confab
Noun
At an industry confab last December, the BBC’s director of drama Lindsay Salt said the same. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025 There’s even the possibility that California’s call for a gun control confab could be added to the COS efforts for a convention dealing with vastly different issues. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Apart from developing the global minimum tax with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Biden administration opted against mounting confabs of the scale and significance of Bretton Woods. Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 In 2013, during a speech at CPAC, the annual Republican confab, the former Alaska governor reached down into her lectern and pulled out a cup of soda the size of her head. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confab
Noun
  • That urgency was reinforced during a discussion of recent federal action.
    Marvin Krislov, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • On Monday, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony welcomed the sheriffs to the county, while FBI director Kash Patel and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche held a discussion on how local law enforcement can work with the federal government.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The investigation has since expanded to include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chat that included members of his family.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
  • In an initial ruling in March, Boasberg ordered administration officials to preserve any records from the chat dated March 11 to March 15.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Michelle continues to provide advice and counsel in respect of all aspects of air, space and cyber law through the consulting firm of ABH Aerospace, LLC.
    Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Space.com, 20 June 2025
  • For all these incidents, the stewards had to go through a hearing with the relevant parties, analyze footage, consult the rulebook and then hand down their rulings — all of which had to be detailed in the FIA’s decision documents system.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forced the bill to be read on the floor in its entirety late Saturday, which has pushed back debate on the bill by more than 12 hours.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 June 2025
  • While China is inviting international cooperation, recent debates on tariffs between the two nations would seem to make the proposition difficult to hammer out.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Based on all the chatter coming out of camp, Wilson already seems to be having a positive influence on the Giants.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • There was a lot of chatter about the government replenishing local government consumer subsidy funds after strong demand, which led to depletion in several cities.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The musician, whose real name is David Howell Evans, spoke to reporters after being officially conferred with thousands of other new Irish citizens during a ceremony in Killarney in County Kerry.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • After the teams cleared the field, the umpires conferred, the teams returned, and the Saints scored three runs.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • For a time, Cruz would let women know about misoprostol—how to procure and take it—and support them through the process while the doctor would provide consultations and follow-up care to those who needed it, such as an ultrasound to confirm gestation or monitoring of heavy bleeding.
    Rebecca Grant June 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • On June 8, President Trump sent in 1,700 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to help control the protests without California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) request or consultation.
    Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet Trump, whose administration had entered into talks with Iran aimed at reaching an agreement on the country's nuclear program, has backed the Israeli offensive and has openly contemplated joining the Israeli campaign through strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Bloomberg earlier reported the talks between Meta and Perplexity.
    Deirdre Bosa,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 June 2025

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confab. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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