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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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Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
But the coaching changes at the power conference level this winter could be unprecedented, with each vacancy creating a cascading effect through the FBS.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The 36th edition of the longest-running Latin music conference will take place Oct. 20-24 at the Fillmore Miami Beach, and festivities include the Billboard Latin Music Awards (airing on Telemundo on Oct. 23) — as well as the following highlights.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators determined that Jacqueline likely died in the fall of 2024 when her family lived in Farmington, Farmington Public Safety Director Paul Melanson said at the press conference.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
But the coaching changes at the power conference level this winter could be unprecedented, with each vacancy creating a cascading effect through the FBS.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The 36th edition of the longest-running Latin music conference will take place Oct. 20-24 at the Fillmore Miami Beach, and festivities include the Billboard Latin Music Awards (airing on Telemundo on Oct. 23) — as well as the following highlights.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators determined that Jacqueline likely died in the fall of 2024 when her family lived in Farmington, Farmington Public Safety Director Paul Melanson said at the press conference.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference
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The ProMaster is a versatile commercial front wheel drive cargo or passenger van built in the Saltillo, Mexico assembly plant, and sold in North America by RAM.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hamoud Jumaa, a member of the national assembly of Tanzania and a CCM leader, speaking to Newsweek, responded to opposition allegations.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rull said her boss, Cutié, also didn’t know how the $150,000 for the rodeo and the mayors’ symposium was added to Aviation’s budget.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sulwhasoo’s research with Johns Hopkins University is ongoing, and the company will continue to host the symposium annually to unveil additional research.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Around this time, Backmann, also PCC executive director, contacted Army CID to discuss arranging a meeting with the Grogan family.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Daily Dividend With the ongoing government shutdown, a Federal Reserve meeting and a barrage of earnings reports, you were bound to miss some headlines this week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Speaking at a seminar at TIFFCOM, the festival’s market arm, the team behind the five country co-production, which included Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, France, and Luxembourg, discussed the difficulties balancing the requirements of film funds from each country.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, Shogun producer Eriko Miyagawa highlighted at an MPA seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival today.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The symptoms were initially dismissed by her doctor as seasonal allergies, but when her eyes worsened, her mother pushed for a consultation with an eye specialist.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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An average cost per consultation may be anywhere from $50 to $200.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over several years, Spiro and his wife, Arabella, have worked with Parisian gallerist Lucas Ratton to build their African tribal-art assemblage.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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In it, the director gives us an assemblage of missing pieces from a Zodiac documentary he was commissioned to make, but which ultimately fell through.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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The state appealed the decision, and the BBC reported that his original murder conviction was upheld by a panel of judges from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2017, who ruled that Dassey’s confession was voluntary.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Burke gave the only 9 on a panel full of 10s, prompting the crude call out.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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