consultations

noun

plural of consultation
as in discussions
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue holding frequent consultations with his lawyer to discuss the case

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Recent Examples of consultations The decision to finally undergo surgery came after consultations with multiple medical experts. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 Immigrants should also demand face-to-face consultations and a valid office address before hiring anyone. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 An estimate that seems unusually high compared to what other consultations suggest is worth questioning. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Live insights into permitting applications, agency reviews, utility commitments and public consultations will help reveal how delays in one area can impact progress in other parts of the project. — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 After private consultations but no public discussion, the 193-member General Assembly scheduled a vote on his reappointment for Friday afternoon. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Long consultations can signal attentive care in one setting and inefficiency in another. — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 In its opening stretch, Ghost-Eye alternates between Shoma’s 1969 consultations with the young Varsha and the experiences of Shoma’s nephew, Dinanth Datta, called Dinu by his aunt. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Medical-tourism concierges can arrange everything from virtual consultations and physician vetting to airport transfers, translators, hotel stays, private nurses, lymphatic massages and postoperative appointments. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consultations
  1. discussions
  2. consults
  3. debates
  4. talks
  5. conferences
  6. conversations
  7. meetings
  8. deliberations
Noun
  • 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
  • Microagi, which is coming off a $55 million seed funding round, collects real-world training footage in more than a dozen countries and consults with companies on deploying robots in their factories.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Nissen consults for statin-makers AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis and Pfizer but does not receive financial compensation.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of consults
Noun
  • 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
Definition of debates
Noun
  • The Rockies have yet to broach extension talks with Goodman, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity in order to speak candidly.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • After nearly a month of silence, the government made its first apparent move to engage with the protesters Monday, when a senior minister held talks with movement representatives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • 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, 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
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversations
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
  • The likelihood of not receiving a first-round bye and getting placed in the wild-card round is a factor that Hoyer has acknowledged as part of the club’s trade-deadline deliberations.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Ashley Benefield sentenced in 'Black Swan murder' case Ashley was charged with second-degree murder but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter after nearly seven hours of deliberations.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of deliberations

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