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 The two other Power 4 conferences totaled seven representatives in the rankings. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The final pretrial conference will be held in February, with both sides completing briefing by the beginning of April. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 Members of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo's family, including daughter Ashley, center, speak at the news conference. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 Berg cited that deal directly when the subject came up again later in the press conference. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

Packaging cannot be completed without the corresponding DRAM in hand, so a memory delay strands finished processors rather than slowing a later assembly step.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Once those tests pass, technicians will load nuclear fuel assemblies, bring the core to criticality, and synchronize the generator with the East China Power Grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembly

Noun

Participants at the symposium also explored athletics, adult learners, career readiness, federal policy, international partnerships, alumni engagement, and philanthropy across the African continent.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Picard had organized a daylong symposium to give fellow mitochondria enthusiasts a chance to discuss the latest findings in their rapidly growing field, from immune cell bioenergetics to time perception.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

When leaders focus too heavily on their own agenda, however, the discussion can quickly become transactional, leaving one or both sides without a clear sense of value or progress.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Adding pace to their attacks In some respects, this point harks back to discussions people were having last summer.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

The unrelated minor, the cross-listed seminar, the summer spent on a research project outside a student’s major often foster the very adaptability, range, and connective thinking that employers want.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
This week offers you a mini growth spurt or glow up of sorts, culminating in a Venus-Uranus trine on August 11 that may delight you with an unexpectedly good time in a foreign land or philosophy seminar.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

An imminent showdown That’s exactly what critics say makes the structure look less like a genuine consultation and more like leverage.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 31 July 2026
No subsequent consultation process, however well intentioned, can replace early engagement with the appropriate FIFA bodies and the football family.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

The three-dimensional assemblage, made from a clock, washboard, and figure, was replaced with a digital photograph.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Pioneering Los Angeles assemblage artist Betye Saar died Sunday, just a few days shy of her 100th birthday.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Those figures conform to those generated this year by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an advisory panel for Congress, which found that the subsidies reduced average Part D premiums by $26 a month last year and $16 this year.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The panel encouraged the roughly 100 attendees at Farish Street Baptist Church in Jackson to make sure they’re registered to vote, help register other people to vote and turn out to vote in record numbers.

— TAYLOR VANCE, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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