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 last two conference champions were first and third, respectively, in NBA defensive rating last season, anchored by their star centers. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 After four successful years — two apiece — at Troy and Tulane, including three conference titles and a CFP berth, Sumrall is building the same kind of success in Gainesville so far. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 The conference is allowing a number of artists with lived experience to showcase their work. — John Ramos, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Today’s status conference in Lindsay Clancy’s case has concluded. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

Julien Puyou, Airbus’ Widebody Program head, stressed that the flight marked the culmination of years of engineering, testing, and assembly.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The battery assembly is the only part of the AirPods 5 that earned major praise from iFixit, but there’s a catch there as well.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembly

Noun

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
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

Definition of symposium

Noun

Its website describes virtual events, group chats and online discussions for members who live in smaller communities, prefer remote participation or cannot easily attend local activities.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Any discussion of taxes represents general information and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice.

— Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

In fact, when Sandy sits down the crew for a pre-pickup meeting and urges them to leave their baggage behind, Gen nods knowingly.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Traders are now pricing in a more than 72% chance of another Fed rate hike at its next meeting in October, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Anti-Defimation League (ADL) research has found a pattern of students being asked to speak on behalf of Israel or the Jewish community, effectively positioning them as representatives of a government rather than students in a seminar.

— Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

Patients can receive priority treatment for internal medicine and other specialties by paying 500 yen in addition to the consultation fee.

— Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Global Citizen officials made the announcement Friday afternoon, revealing that the decision came after a consultation with officials from the city of New York and its parks division.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

For decades, the Smithsonian Institution, which draws some 15 million visitors every year to its assemblage of 21 museums — bounty that has no real global peer — has managed to stay mostly above the political fray.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
There’s the largest assemblage of Lichtenstein mirror works ever installed together in a museum context, and a complete re-creation of his first Pop art show at Leo Castelli’s gallery uptown.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Recently several of my fellow judges on a literary panel declined to read submissions that were more than two hundred pages long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The group of senators — which includes all Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Africa panel — criticized both sides of the conflict.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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