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verb

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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
  • The discussion later in this article reviews many, but far from all, of the tax changes contained in the BBB.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Trade discussions usually pick up in the next few weeks around the upcoming draft and All-Star Game, and baseball operations president Erik Neander and his staff should have plenty to talk about.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • As mentioned above, your chats and inputs to generative AI are likely discoverable at this point to determine whether generative AI was used to create invention scope beyond what was disclosed by the original human inventors.
    Wen Xie, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Cox internet customer service Contact Cox customer service or check on a Cox internet outage via phone, text or online chat.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Michael consulted the on-line National Archives (archives.gov) in confirming historical events for this post.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Get help: Practice good sleep hygiene, and if problems continue, consult a healthcare provider.
    Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The Senate is set to launch an hours-long debate June 28 that should culminate with a vote in which Democrats are all expected to vote no.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • The legislation now moves to 20 hours of marathon debate, evenly divided between both parties, with Democrats expected to use their full allotment while Republicans plan to use only a few hours.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • There was a lot of chatter about taxes and changes to the tax system for colleges.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • Both players are near the top of their respective positions, but there was a lot of chatter regarding Fitzpatrick.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 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
  • According to the company, over 60% of users who complete a consultation go on to purchase a product.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • On June 9, California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the deployment of the National Guard without prior consultation with Governor Gavin Newsom.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump has set a July 9 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs, but trade talks have run into obstacles including discussions over duties on farm goods, steel and car parts.
    Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • June is your invitation to walk your talk and finally reclaim your power!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confab. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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