Thesaurus results for CONFABS

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noun

plural of confab

as in discussions

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 chats

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

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confabs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of confab

as in consults

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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Recent Examples of confabs

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An edition that has maybe felt a tad quieter than previous Lille confabs and suffered from a couple of last-minute keynote cancellations nonetheless was privy to grand spending commitments from Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Amid the glitz and industry confabs are fun panels and parties (see the annual Red Rocks concert) that keep it top-of-mind for regular audiences, from true-crime and documentary fans to traditional sitcoms, animated series, pilots and social media experiments. —

John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Ståhlberg points to the event, which is one of the leading industry confabs in the Nordics, as a sign of how filmmakers from the region remain committed to collaboration — both with neighboring countries and beyond — while proving there’s strength in numbers for their small-scale industries. —

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025

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The fact that Graphite One is already engaged in binding offtake discussions suggests the company may be moving beyond the speculative stage and into genuine commercial negotiations, although no final agreements have yet been signed.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
More pointed are his governance attacks as Riquelme has repeatedly questioned why Florentino’s close associate Anas Laghrari, someone with no official position at the club, appears to be involved in major operations including Super League planning and stadium privatisation discussions.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026