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 Karen Klingon, who lost her brother after 9/11, attended the news conference Tuesday. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Wright and De Geer, both of whom attended the 2019 oral history conference, were among the participants that pushed back on Mueller's views. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Tigers are one of the most prominent programs at the FCS level with eight SWAC conference championships and six Black college national championships since 2000. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 In a 2025 study presented at the CHI conference, researchers at Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon surveyed 319 knowledge workers across 936 real work tasks. — Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

At present, experts said, most of the Indian companies are either investing in setting up downstream assembly and testing facilities or making batteries for mobility, which are more lucrative given the government subsidies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Photovoltaic cells are laminated between the glass layers of the same insulated glass unit the building already installs, so the facade arrives at the site as one assembly.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembly

Noun

Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Instead, the group has donated to the University of Florida’s foundation and has helped to underwrite McCurdy’s annual kratom symposium, attended by about 100 scientists, to promote research into kratom’s therapeutic potential.

— Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

One thoughtful question could turn a confusing discussion into a conversation people can genuinely learn from.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

In my 17 seasons in the professional game, dealing with persistent infringement was never discussed at a training meeting, and no single method was promoted as best practice.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Try something new, speak up in a meeting, or let your enthusiasm show without immediately toning it down.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

Skillfully insinuating actors on the order of Tom Hollander (Treasurer Robert Hales) and Stephen Dillane (Archbishop Sudbury) add some spice to the film’s periodic seminars in court scheming and skulking.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
That soon led to Davis taking a job arranging lectures and seminars and, later, overseeing the organization’s public programming.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

Jonathan said the initial consultation for the surgery will cost $1,200 — but beyond that, the exact price for the procedure is still unclear, leaving him uncertain what route to take.

— Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Among them, Amazon Beauty is offering one-on-one makeup artist consultations; Wella Professionals is offering dry hair styling and touch-ups; and Anastasia Soare will give a brow artistry masterclass.

— Jennet Jusu, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

That production starred Judith Light, Stockard Channing, Elizabeth Marvel, Stacy Keach and a young Thomas Sadoski, and the revival is perhaps an even starrier assemblage with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
The Athletic is confronted with dozens of multicoloured wires and cables, plugged in to a panel on an outside broadcast truck.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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