1
as in gatherings
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 conferences
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 confluences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a meeting of two railroad lines
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Recent Examples of meetings
During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The planning for Solterra Vista Park started during the pandemic in 2021, with meetings held on Zoom.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Once all elections are final, Atway-Saleh and Norah Saleh plan on attending city council meetings so they can be involved in important matters in the community.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the 62-year-old said that smaller, more intimate meetings should be treated attentively.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Shirley follows along as Don travels across the globe to various COP meetings, slowly developing a conscience along the way.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
While the Central Division rivals have played each other more than any other two teams in the NBA over the last two seasons, with back-to-back postseason meetings, Monday’s meeting will have extra attention because of Milwaukee’s new starting center.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The developer also held two community meetings during the rezoning process.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the end the meetings produced no substantive breakthrough for either side.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The planning for Solterra Vista Park started during the pandemic in 2021, with meetings held on Zoom.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Once all elections are final, Atway-Saleh and Norah Saleh plan on attending city council meetings so they can be involved in important matters in the community.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the 62-year-old said that smaller, more intimate meetings should be treated attentively.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Shirley follows along as Don travels across the globe to various COP meetings, slowly developing a conscience along the way.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
While the Central Division rivals have played each other more than any other two teams in the NBA over the last two seasons, with back-to-back postseason meetings, Monday’s meeting will have extra attention because of Milwaukee’s new starting center.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The developer also held two community meetings during the rezoning process.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the end the meetings produced no substantive breakthrough for either side.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
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The collection features many luminaries from the worlds of jazz and modern dance but also features casual gatherings at neighborhood venues.—
Amy Carleton,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Transform your Thanksgiving table into a festive feast with simple decorations that work for both large gatherings and intimate lunches.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Timberwolves-Knicks game features two contenders in their respective conferences.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Consensus, one of the world's biggest crypto conferences in North America, expanded to Hong Kong for the first time this year, and plans to return in 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But their poetics draw on much older conventions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trailer underscores that point by showing scenes from The Golden Girls conventions and snippets of some of the show's most hilarious moments.—
Jeremy Helligar,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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This manual process is incredibly slow; a past upgrade at JET, for instance, required engineers to handle 7,000 assemblies over 17 months.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will inspect and replace the rear combination light assemblies as necessary for free.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pivot to Asia All of this shapes India’s policy toward China to manage an adversarial relationship with limited cooperation and convergences.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the movie’s more substantial convergences with Polanski’s personal situation are less obvious, though far more deeply rooted in the aesthetic that has governed his directing career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness are tested in constantly changing combinations designed to reward the most well-rounded performers.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Simple combinations like 1111, 4444 and 1234 were used to gain access to the messages waiting in the inbox.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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As this weekly chart shows, NFLX has a strong history of breaking out from similar consolidations, often following through to new highs.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The difference is that the majority of the shuttered newspapers last year was not the result of consolidations by big chains, but longtime independent owners who have given up — at places like the Wasatch Wave in Utah or the Aurelia Star in Iowa, the report said.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Meetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetings. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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