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as in assemblies
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 seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses
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as in discussions
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 conferences
The future of college football is once again up for debate, with prominent voices from major conferences and teams giving their opinions on NIL as the federal government works through potential legislation to regulate the sport.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The Protect College Sports Act would allow the NCAA to limit transfers and eligibility, enforce a spending cap, give conferences the option to pool their television rights and prevent coaches from leaving their teams before the end of the season.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
This follows a series of antitrust victories against the NCAA and power conferences that have upended a system long inhibiting players’ abilities to fully benefit from the wealth their talents generated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
While councilmembers and the community showed broad support for the transient occupancy tax earlier this year, critics say the increase will squeeze hotel owners and make San Jose less competitive for the tech conferences and business travelers that drive the local economy.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
University presidents and athletic directors in conferences across the country are slowly becoming comfortable with the move, which is seen by many as the best way to address vexing issues like player compensation, the transfer portal and a competition calendar spinning out of control.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Among the state’s five largest districts, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero spent the most money — $37,433 — on travel to conferences, including to Helsinki and Shanghai, China, documents show.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Events today can evolve into something much larger than conferences.
—Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Both sides enter at seventh place in their respective conferences.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The Protect College Sports Act would allow the NCAA to limit transfers and eligibility, enforce a spending cap, give conferences the option to pool their television rights and prevent coaches from leaving their teams before the end of the season.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
This follows a series of antitrust victories against the NCAA and power conferences that have upended a system long inhibiting players’ abilities to fully benefit from the wealth their talents generated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
While councilmembers and the community showed broad support for the transient occupancy tax earlier this year, critics say the increase will squeeze hotel owners and make San Jose less competitive for the tech conferences and business travelers that drive the local economy.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
University presidents and athletic directors in conferences across the country are slowly becoming comfortable with the move, which is seen by many as the best way to address vexing issues like player compensation, the transfer portal and a competition calendar spinning out of control.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Among the state’s five largest districts, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero spent the most money — $37,433 — on travel to conferences, including to Helsinki and Shanghai, China, documents show.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Events today can evolve into something much larger than conferences.
—Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Both sides enter at seventh place in their respective conferences.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conferences
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Leading up to the event, students participated in school assemblies focused on pollution, storm drains, marine ecosystems, and the impact litter has on ocean life.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The documents obtained by WIRED also show that fusion centers are currently keeping tabs on in-person assemblies.—
Daniel Boguslaw,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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This week, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted by 458 to 201 to limit A grades to no more than 20 percent of students in a class, plus four additional A’s to accommodate smaller seminars.—
Sage Lattman,
airmail.news,
28 May 2026
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Guests can sample dishes from the resort's restaurants while speaking directly with chefs and sommeliers throughout the evening, with hour-long seminars covering everything from Champagne regions to Italian wine pairing.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The fact that Graphite One is already engaged in binding offtake discussions suggests the company may be moving beyond the speculative stage and into genuine commercial negotiations, although no final agreements have yet been signed.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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More pointed are his governance attacks as Riquelme has repeatedly questioned why Florentino’s close associate Anas Laghrari, someone with no official position at the club, appears to be involved in major operations including Super League planning and stadium privatisation discussions.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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He is done trying to do the former by going to meetings and trying to save kids who can’t save themselves.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Sabalenka leads 2-1 in career meetings with Osaka, who has reached the fourth round in Paris for the first time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This relic from the past sewed together the 116-foot diameter panels that covered an area of roughly 16,000 square feet.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The building integrates perlite insulation, timber balcony structures, 500 sq m (5,400 sq ft) of photovoltaic panels, and a hybrid gas/heat pump system by Atlantic Systèmes, achieving around 60% energy self-sufficiency in compliance with France's RE2020 2025 [green building] targets.—
Adam Williams
May 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
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The target is settling lower after consultations with advisers and investors, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Kansas City’s plan was the product of three years of preparations, research and consultations from 118 residents and human rights organizations and business support professionals, according to KC2026.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The conjecture says that even within enormous, scattered and chaotic assemblages of points existing across innumerable dimensions, simple, orderly shapes will inevitably crop up.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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The jury, under the excellent presidency of Park Chan-wook, who was both generous and confident, had extremely varied and highly democratic debates.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Giant has provoked so many think-pieces and conversations and debates, which have caused people to flock to the show — you guys made your money back in 10 weeks, which just doesn’t happen.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Conferences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferences. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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