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as in gathering
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair
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as in conference
a body of people come together in one place
a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done
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as in convergence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a meeting of two railroad lines
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as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
we never once met another car on that lonely country road
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as in converging
to come together into one body or place
we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week
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as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
met her future husband at a party
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as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of
a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans
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as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with
the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow
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as in matching
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it
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as in standing
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges
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Recent Examples of meeting
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Posting on social media was a mistake, but not for the reasons given by the organizer — and her idea of raising it at a neighborhood board meeting would have been equally bad.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Yoga instructor Alanna Zabel, a former friend of Sánchez, claimed in a lawsuit that Sánchez expressed interest in ex-President Bill Clinton after meeting him in 2009.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Both teams had already advanced from pool play by nature of their 3-0 start to the tournament prior to this meeting.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Posting on social media was a mistake, but not for the reasons given by the organizer — and her idea of raising it at a neighborhood board meeting would have been equally bad.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
The California State University (CSU) system's board of trustees meeting Tuesday was shaken by a stampede of emotional residents and alumni reacting to a decision to sue the federal government.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Yoga instructor Alanna Zabel, a former friend of Sánchez, claimed in a lawsuit that Sánchez expressed interest in ex-President Bill Clinton after meeting him in 2009.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meeting
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Once a staple of house parties and college gatherings, Jello-O shots are making a comeback — and not just at home.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Has there ever been any spinach and artichoke dip left at the end of the gathering?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ejiofor was named the 2025-26 Big East Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Red Storm to the conference’s outright regular-season championship.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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In terms of the conference program there will be Innovation Talks focused on tech and AI in the TV drama biz, as well as the regular Lille Dialogues, the international summit organized every year within Series Mania Forum that gathers European policy makers and key industry leaders.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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The South by Southwest Festival and Conference returns to Austin from March 12 to 18, bringing its annual convergence of technology, film and music.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Guests can also book a special and more intimate dining experience on a floating platform, perched 50 meters above a nearby river convergence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Travelers across the United States are encountering unusually long airport security lines as a partial federal government shutdown strains staffing at the Transportation Security Administration.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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State officials decided last year to end the contracts with the current regional vendors of the Next Generation 911 system after encountering call routing and service issues.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Multiple forces are converging in ways that defy easy fixes — and the old playbook of buying the dip is far from guaranteed to work.—
Denitsa Tsekova,
Bloomberg,
10 Mar. 2026
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The confirmation of both species’ survival came from multiple converging lines of evidence.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the fourth quarter, the Spartans (32-7) kept finding open players with near-perfect execution on offense.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Back home, the men had experienced difficulties finding farming jobs—or any jobs at all.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Friday establishing the first-ever Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, fulfilling a campaign promise.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two years into their reign, the couple have started their first state trip to Australia at the Red Centre, a sacred place in the country, fulfilling a rite of passage that is already a classic in the iconography of royal families.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two of the four suspects facing murder charges in the 2021 Northwest Miami-Dade club shooting that killed three people and injured 20 others won’t face the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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An 11-year-old boy has been taken into custody and is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his 5-year-old brother in Centennial, Colorado, investigators announced Wednesday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meeting. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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