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 That burden, along with the conventions of the true-crime genre, not to mention that of theater in service of a political point, sometimes hampers the interpretive space of the actors and the creative team, who have to spend a lot of their time getting the facts and the history across. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Business travel and conventions haven’t returned to pre-COVID levels, and many hotels in Connecticut cities have struggled. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026 But while their forebears deconstructed rock conventions, HYPER GAL’s primary influence is the glistening textures of pop. —

Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 What are the conventions and norms? —

Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026 The conventions of American journalism don’t serve this shifting, multi-sided reality well. —

Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Though the show has been off the air for almost two decades, Krause and his former costars travel the world for fan conventions. —

Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026 The free, one-day event centers on independent comic creators, cosplay, and beginner-friendly Dungeons and Dragons, offering a smaller, more focused alternative to traditional conventions. —

Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026 The 2028 Games have been designated a National Special Security Event, placing it in the same category as major party political conventions and Super Bowls. —

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The effort, Mahon said, has included 58 roundtables and meetings with 3,200 local leaders and nonprofits.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Though Edmonton sat back and trapped more at times, including late in the year, their pace and personnel allowed for plenty of chances in three head-to-head meetings.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026