Thesaurus results for CONVENTIONS

conventions

noun

plural of convention

as in meetings

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attended a convention of mathematicians in California

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as in treaties

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons

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as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war

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as in traditions

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away

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Recent Examples of conventions But for me, if you are taken out of the set of conventions that usually inform your choices, that is a reward in itself. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 The Chantels were pioneers sometimes trapped in the conventions of the era. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 During the 1970s, the two major parties moved from selecting their nominees at national conventions to a system where state primaries decided who would lead the ticket. — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026 The Bloomsbury Group, the 20th-century group of writers and painters renowned for rejecting strict Victorian conventions, is prime example of this; their home, a haven of mismatched color, prints, and folly tucked into every room. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026 But also freeing myself from conventions in a day and age of algorithms. — William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026 Regular conventions, sporting events and festivals are major drivers of local tourism — especially the annual Lollapalooza music festival. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The concept of bohemia arose in the 1830s in Paris, to describe the communities of writers, painters and artists, who lived outside of middle class society and conventions. — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

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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

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Before Screen Scotland, Davis spent seven years as the BFI’s head of international, helping broker the organization’s co-production treaties with China and Brazil.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
Instead, Koenigsberg said the treaties largely eliminate that outcome.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of treaties

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Reddit cheers; SerpApi prepares to fight If Reddit wins the fight, the popular online discussion forum could be in a better position to force all AI scrapers to enter into licensing agreements.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
France’s film industry also negotiated separate agreements with individual streamers governing both their cinema investment commitments and their place in the country’s windowing system.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of agreements

Noun

The business, which opened in downtown Lee’s Summit last fall, offers a mobile charcuterie service for off-site gatherings ranging from small get-togethers to large events.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
These three gatherings offered distinct vantage points of marketing, customer experience, and finance operations.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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In such a scenario that is appearing highly likely, many clean energy pacts and pledges may well be broken by major tech brands out of necessity.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
But that framework would be governed by the two countries themselves, instead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which conventionally oversees nuclear pacts.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of pacts

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What to know about privacy Hospitals and doctors’ offices must follow codes of ethics and rules that protect sensitive patient health information and protect privacy, but AI is not bound by the same strict federal rules.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
This might feel like a pretty significant milestone for you, one whose arrival is made possible because the rules temporarily changed, because the goalposts shifted, or because the obstacles in your way finally eased up.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of rules

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Moving forward, Love wants to find spaces that further align with the core values of the parties.

— Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
While attorneys and crisis consultants focus on legal and messages, my work centered on values, emotional self-regulation and helping the leader show up as a human being under intense scrutiny.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026