Thesaurus results for DIALOGUES

dialogues

noun

variants also dialogs

plural of dialogue

as in discussions

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue calling for an international dialogue on human rights

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talking or a talk between two or more people coworkers having a short dialogue about politics at the watercooler before heading back to work

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Recent Examples of dialogues In the past, nWave films tended to be all about snappy dialogs and babbling protagonists. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 21 June 2026 By bringing suppliers together, Source also intends to open up more dialogues. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Tori Wrånes’s sculptural installation in the Nordic Pavilion was among my favorite dialogues between art and architecture in the Giardini. — Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026 Community, one that opens up dialogues and offers support and recognition for other women. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 26 May 2026 In Plato’s dialogues, characters often radically change their opinions. — Ryan Leack, The Conversation, 14 May 2026 The aim of the new institution will be to foster dialogues within the contemporary art community located in the larger Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026 Much like the Socrates of Plato’s dialogues (which the novel frequently alludes to), Thomas, in a sense, is the narrator’s invention. — Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Superintendent Fabiola Bagula said the district was creating a guide to help have dialogues with students. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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Harry's decision comes amid ongoing discussions with the royal family to acquire an appropriate level of security for his family, including Meghan Markle and their two children, Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
More than 70 students heard directly from Holocaust survivors and educators before participating in smaller breakout discussions.

— Eva Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of discussions

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After those conversations, Rubey developed a ritual to bless the sites where people had died from suicide.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of conversations

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The agency made the changes without the customary professional consultations, KFF has reported.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Indeed, among 20 nations evaluated in a recent report released by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation dedicated to healthcare analyses, Americans are the most likely to skip medications, treatments, tests, and consultations due to costs.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of consultations

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Thieriot said the startup is working with about a dozen commodities firms and oil suppliers, including one major trading house, and is in talks with other exchanges and market makers.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
SpaceX debuted for trading on the Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas exchanges on June 12.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of exchanges

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Bristol education officials have appointed a new principal of the city’s Bristol Central High School after weeks of contentious meetings and debates on the replacement process.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Employees today are operating through a constant lens of disruption from artificial intelligence, to return-to-office debates, to shifting expectations around culture and leadership.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of debates

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After the talks ultimately failed to result in a deal, Newsom endorsed the idea of a national wealth tax instead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Those talks had been slow-going, however, and mainly focused on implementing the Memorandum of Understanding, which Trump signed at the Palace of Versailles on June 17.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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