Thesaurus results for CONFERENCES

conferences

noun

plural of conference

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 There’s also the matter of whether smaller conferences, long in favor of the bill, would remain so now that their bigger competition is being allowed to directly pay players more than double what was previously allowed. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Abarca said participating in National Association of Counties conferences is a longstanding practice for county officials and said Jackson County has become more engaged in national county organizations over the past four years. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Barnes also has traveled to several police executive and recruitment conferences. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026 The University of Utah took money from alternative investor Otro Capital and major college sports conferences like the Big Ten have weighed comparable capital injections. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026 The committee also updates educational modules on organizing and managing conferences. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 Obviously, with the clock ticking to get this legislation to the Senate floor, those in Washington were waiting on conferences to either put their support behind this or move on. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The Lacobs are just guys who like hearing themselves speak at conferences. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

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Noun

Since the tournament began, police have declared unlawful assemblies twice, including late July 5, when a crowd began throwing bottles at officers.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
The entire primary loop, containing the reactor core, control mechanisms, and steam generation assemblies, is enclosed within a single cylindrical steel capsule.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of assemblies

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Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax.

— Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
One-on-one meetings and industry seminars conclude on July 25.

— Jennie Punter, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of seminars

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Sources briefed on discussions have indicated that no deal has been agreed between the clubs but negotiations remain ongoing.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The Heat has had discussions with the representatives for both players, according to league sources.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of discussions

Noun

Each of the last six meetings have featured goals from both teams, with neither side keeping a clean sheet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
What’s next In the last two weeks there have been at least two meetings where residents discussed the project and community investments.

— DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of meetings

Noun

Inside the hammam, an entire hallway is devoted to visually telling their love story through art and historic panels.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Gerber wore a black chiffon gown made from long, sheer panels and narrow rows of vertical ruffles, with deep V necklines cut into the front and back.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Definition of panels

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Six years later, MOCA commissioned Saar to create a series of assemblages and installations to accompany 10 performances of Ellen Sebastian’s theatrical production Sanctified.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Pathbreaking artist Betye Saar, whose powerful assemblages of racist memorabilia served up scorching commentary on the condition of the Black American—particularly the Black American woman—died on July 26 in Los Angeles.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026

Definition of assemblages

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But the party’s past debates over crime and safety threaten to undermine that pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
That finding arrives in the middle of one of the most fractured debates in economics right now — one where even the people building the AI systems can’t agree on what their own data shows.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026