Thesaurus results for CONFERENCE

conference

noun

ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)s

Definition of conference

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning

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as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses

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as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school

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Recent Examples of conference He’s tied with TCU nickel safety Kylin Jackson for the most in the conference. — Steven Johnson october 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 The news state workers need to know As union members filled the room, Paul spoke in front of conference attendees. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Regulators and company officials packed into a small conference room in the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oklahoma City headquarters to discuss how that might happen. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026 Across more than a dozen votes forced by Democrats to rein in the president's war powers, the vast majority of the GOP conference has remained united in opposition, granting the president wide deference in steering the conflict. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

Audi’s material-supply operations involve around one million picks daily, with components required to reach assembly workstations in the correct order.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
In September, Manila unveiled a roadmap with ambitious targets to grow its annual chips and electronics exports to $110 billion by 2030, and move beyond manufacturing and assembly into higher-end operations.

— Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembly

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Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

California lawmakers began a discussion Thursday about removing the cap on the state’s $750 million incentive for film and TV production, while acknowledging that such a move would face budget hurdles.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Messages recovered from a defendant’s phone included a photograph with the child and discussions about a connecting flight to Houston.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussion

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The Proof Again, Huang began sending out e-mails—more than 40 in 2023—and gave a circuit of seminar talks.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Moghadam, speaking at a seminar in Islamabad, said that Iranian officials had conveyed their willingness to reopen the strait during visits to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Muni r, provided Washington ended its blockade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

The store features eyewear displays and consultation areas, a dedicated space for eye examinations, an on-site workshop for lens fittings and adjustments, and a VIP area.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Then a five-minute pitch turned into a half-four consultation.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

Gallery visitors were careful not to step on the sprawling assemblage of photographs, drawings and artifacts scattered across the floor.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
That knack for making music that sounds more like an irruption in the environment than an assemblage of instruments carries across the six sides of vinyl that comprise From the Toolkit of Lovers.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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