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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 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
On Friday evening, Frisco voters will have to choose between two forums to get to know the candidates running in the May 2 election for mayor, City Council and school board — one held at the Islamic Center of Frisco and another at Elevate Life Church.
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Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Discussions about Karin Ann’s rise have started appearing in comment sections and music forums.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Halterman thanked all of the people who helped during the presidential search process during the meeting, including those who served on committees and participated in the forums.
—Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Mar. 2026
News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah's Witnesses.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Ex-members react to policy shift News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah’s Witnesses.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
When Conan O’Brien Took the Meme Mainstream The meme didn’t stay contained to forums for long.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah’s Witnesses.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Norton 360 Deluxe includes a dark web monitoring tool that continually scans dark web sites and shady forums for your private information and alerts you to data breaches.
—Pcmag Brandx For Norton, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Discussions about Karin Ann’s rise have started appearing in comment sections and music forums.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Halterman thanked all of the people who helped during the presidential search process during the meeting, including those who served on committees and participated in the forums.
—Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Mar. 2026
News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah's Witnesses.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Ex-members react to policy shift News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah’s Witnesses.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
When Conan O’Brien Took the Meme Mainstream The meme didn’t stay contained to forums for long.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
News of the imminent policy change leaked out in recent days on Reddit and other social media forums for former Jehovah’s Witnesses.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Norton 360 Deluxe includes a dark web monitoring tool that continually scans dark web sites and shady forums for your private information and alerts you to data breaches.
—Pcmag Brandx For Norton, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forums
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Repticon also features educational presentations, seminars and interactive exhibits about the care and conservation of reptiles.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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There will also be carnival rides and games, eating contests, cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, food booths selling Italian favorites, as well as The Moretti Beer Garden and the Spritz Del Conte Wine Garden.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bill only applies to social media platforms with $1 billion or more in annual advertising revenue, a pool that includes other social media giants such as YouTube and TikTok but may not capture other popular platforms like Discord, which is widely used by gamers.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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These platforms must forge collaborative networks that mutually reinforce one another and establish a rigorous framework that makes the cultural values of the biennial format legible, tangible, and palpable to various segments of society in the immediate locale and across the continent.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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But through a series of deft legal maneuvers—joined to the ever more ambitious self-concepts of some international legal tribunals—Mauritius was able to win a second legal victory at another international tribunal, for the law of the sea.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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There are annual conferences, key networking events that function as temporary epicenters.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 1926 auditorium, designed by Chicago architects Benjamin Marshall and Charles Fox (whose resumes also include the Drake and Blackstone Hotels), once housed surgical conferences.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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O’Connor said that beyond revenue, development could drive attendance toward other venues on the fairgrounds.—
Aria Jones,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Building in the parking lots and properties around Honda Center, OCVibe will bring dozens of restaurants, new performance venues, outdoor spaces, hundreds of apartments and a hotel in what its developers are promising to become a downtown for Orange County.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Because the feudal courts, chivalric codes, and aristocratic patronage that had sustained it were gone.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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That order was struck down in multiple courts.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The new center includes two theaters designed for virtual reality programming and a walkthrough exhibit with 11 informative panels tracing the history of the Holocaust — including historic family photographs — and two digital panels on the recent uptick in worldwide antisemitism.—
Lauren Costantino
March 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to its listing, the home has its original wide-board chestnut floors and wall panels along with six fireplaces, original mantels and millwork along with two staircases one of which is the captain’s staircase in the front foyer.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Forums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forums. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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