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as in symposium
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 tribunal
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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In 1985, Cuban poet Alfredo Zaldivar and artist Rolando Estevez established a literary forum for a group of Cuban artists in Matanzas, Cuba, and called it Ediciones Vigía.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
The assassination of conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, 31, a husband and father of two, prompted a message of grief from the forum representing the 48 hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk promoted dialogue and forums at countless colleges prior, part of a greater effort to educate and mobilize a generation discouraged by current affairs.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair renewed their tensions at a candidate forum this year.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
The assassination of conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, 31, a husband and father of two, prompted a message of grief from the forum representing the 48 hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk promoted dialogue and forums at countless colleges prior, part of a greater effort to educate and mobilize a generation discouraged by current affairs.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair renewed their tensions at a candidate forum this year.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forum
Noun
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Bell said before starting the Santa Fe symposium, finding technical information about the jewelry industry was near impossible.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The question of how to meet the world’s growing power needs took center stage as chief executives of the world’s biggest uranium and nuclear energy firms, experts and investors gathered for the annual World Nuclear Association (WNA) symposium at the Royal Lancaster London hotel last week.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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From hospital labs to telehealth platforms, algorithms are analyzing scans, predicting heart attacks, and tailoring treatments based on genetic data.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Democrats will always oppose Republicans for their policies and platform.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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But the Guttenfelders didn’t worry until one day, when the two were at a seminar together, Ni left to go to the bathroom, and came back in excruciating pain, Jeff said.—
Ciara McCarthy
September 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pughsley reportedly organized annual training seminars held each August to prepare the bookmakers for the start of the college football season, when most of the wagers are placed by RED44 bettors during the year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Emmy Awards have been held at the venue since 2008, formerly known as Microsoft Theater and Nokia Theatre.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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His next court case came in January this year, when court records say Brown was at a hospital and someone called police about him.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Favorability sank 22 percentage points from August 2020, when 70% of respondents approved of the court.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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From 1947 to 1954, Jenkins hosted summer music conferences in Steinhall, which brought together top composers and teachers to discuss music composition, materials, and new music trends.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Oregon-Northwestern and USC-Purdue officially kicked off the Big Ten’s conference schedule on Saturday, but things really heat up around the league in Week 4, with most of the nonconference pleasantries over with and the march to Indianapolis in full swing.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The panel issued over 100 recommendations, from limiting cash bail for misdemeanors to expanding racial equity training for prosecutors.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to sentence him to 27 years and three months in prison.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Forum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forum. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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