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forums

noun

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plural of forum
1
as in seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion a public forum called to find out how residents felt about a large discount store being built in their neighborhood

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2
as in platforms
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information that Web site serves as a forum for movie buffs who are passionate about their likes and dislikes

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3
as in tribunals
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice a jury may have acquitted Lizzie Borden, but she was guilty of murder in the forum of public opinion

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Recent Examples of forums Dissatisfied HexClad customers have filled internet forums with their complaints about the pans’ longevity and quality, lamenting how eggs and other foods started sticking after just months—sometimes weeks—of regular use. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 At the forums, residents sit down in small groups with city and NYCHA leaders to get help with problems inside their homes and public housing developments. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Your point of view, customer stories and differentiation must reach forums, social discussions, review platforms and creator content. — Susan Ganeshan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 In forums, at conferences and workshops and, of course, on social media, people are speculating about which of these remaining problems AI will tackle next. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 On the Chronicle of the Horse forums, there was talk of her false eyelashes. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Brown positions this as systems theory in which the workplace is intertwined with societal, governmental and economic forums. — Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 The original debates around superhuman AI date to online forums in the 1990s. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 China and Russia have backed Iran in international forums, while India has taken a cautious approach. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forums
  1. seminars
  2. platforms
  3. tribunals
  4. conferences
  5. venues
  6. courts
  7. panels
Noun
  • This year, the August days were filled with live podcasts and seminars, ranging from football analytics to responsible gaming.
    — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Apprisen Learn More Highlights Founded in 1955, Apprisen offers budgeting workshops, debt management plans, credit counseling, housing seminars and bankruptcy education in person and online.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminars
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  • The creator-dynamics research explicitly models this relationship between platform exposure and follower accumulation, which gives platforms an unusual position in influencer marketing.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With one operator to many robotic platforms, the company’s autonomous systems are designed to reduce the number of combat engineers needed to complete a breach.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of platforms
Noun
  • The arm of the Defense Department provides legal counsel for people facing military tribunals.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Based upon their replies, occupying Allied officials ranked their culpability, then tried the worst offenders — most famously in the Nuremberg trials, but also in numerous local tribunals.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribunals
Noun
  • The themes to watch out for There are several closed-door sessions on the agenda this year, as climate week joins the growing line-up of other sustainable fashion conferences leaning into off-record roundtables to drive candor and progress.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The conferences planned strict penalties against schools and coaches if anyone rostered an ex-signee.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • New parks, public spaces, museums, and cultural venues opened, along with stores and restaurants to rival those of any European capital.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The resolution notes that programming would still continue at The Reach, the extension to the center that opened in 2019, while the National Symphony Orchestra would continue at alternate venues.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of venues
Noun
  • At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls' sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls’ sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.
    — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of courts
Noun
  • Floating panels expand solar Floating solar can provide developers with another option when suitable land is limited or competing land uses make conventional solar projects difficult to build.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Moore and Farmer will participate in those panels and public discussions around the film.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Forums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forums. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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