Thesaurus results for FORA

forums

noun

variants also fora

plural of forum

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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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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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 The criticism was swift, sparking debates in comments sections and forums online about privilege, accessibility, and animal welfare. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 This can include news and reviews from around the web, as well as discussions from public-facing forums and social media. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 Community forums were held last month and early this month on district campuses, and a survey is posted on the district’s website. —

Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 7 May 2026 The debate marked one of the highest profile forums of the race so far and featured the three candidates who met NBC’s polling threshold to qualify for the stage ahead of the June 2 primary election. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 May 2026 Younger, Savvier – and Into Complications In 2026, the consumer walking into a watch retailer or brand’s boutique has read the forums, checked secondary market prices — and could even cost out a movement with surprising accuracy, as Pruniaux recalled from one encounter. —

Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 When Jeremy Jordan was cast to replace Jonathan Groff in Just in Time a few months ago, the excitement in the online forums where people chatter about such things was palpable. —

Julia Edelstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026 The moment was caught on the broadcast and Quinn was roundly booed at the time by fans, and in online forums. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 In forums online, choruses of women. —

Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026

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Noun

These passes include four two-hour Grand Tasting sessions and access to seminars and panels.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Trader Sam’s this spring is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and starting May 25 the bar will be hosting a number of mixology seminars through July 20.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026