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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2
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
Carmel city councilors are pushing back against plans from the city to move some public meetings to daytime hours at City Hall, Mayor Sue Finkam's latest proposal to cut down on costs amid budget constraints caused by the state's property tax reforms.
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Tedesco learned about Reparation Generation last year through a church group and further got involved by hosting home meetings this year to educate others about the organization's work.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Returning to the present, the Times wants to depose Lyons and ask for his testimony concerning his conversations with Christian Spears and meetings between athletics department staff and players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Tellis allegedly met with Chinese officials during dinner meetings in Fairfax dating back to 2022.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
A lot of meetings, a lot of discussions.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Investors will also be watching for news from the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Dress them up or down for work meetings, a movie night at home, or brunch with friends.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Each year, Walmart sorts through thousands of applications, then invites hundreds of small-business owners and entrepreneurs with shelf-ready products to visit Bentonville for one-on-one, 30-minute meetings with merchants.
—Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Jake Allen, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Tedesco learned about Reparation Generation last year through a church group and further got involved by hosting home meetings this year to educate others about the organization's work.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Returning to the present, the Times wants to depose Lyons and ask for his testimony concerning his conversations with Christian Spears and meetings between athletics department staff and players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Tellis allegedly met with Chinese officials during dinner meetings in Fairfax dating back to 2022.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
A lot of meetings, a lot of discussions.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Investors will also be watching for news from the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Dress them up or down for work meetings, a movie night at home, or brunch with friends.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Each year, Walmart sorts through thousands of applications, then invites hundreds of small-business owners and entrepreneurs with shelf-ready products to visit Bentonville for one-on-one, 30-minute meetings with merchants.
—Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
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Fans can expect to see Tusky everywhere — from Mammoth games and team events to community gatherings, schools and hospitals.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Over the next two days the celebrations continue as people host gatherings and visit family and friends to celebrate the new year.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Smith’s departure came amid the impending collapse of the Pac-12, as 10 schools left for other Power 4 conferences.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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There’s been a decidedly downbeat feel to international TV conferences over recent years.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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While the filmmaking itself is not atmospheric or distinctive enough to help, a core problem is that Stuckmann’s script (from a story conceived with wife Samantha Elizabeth) comes off as a checklist of horror conventions rather than something that’s building its own original mythology.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The gay rodeo movement pushed back at the conventions that pressured them to leave their communities and leaned into traditions from which they might otherwise be excluded.—
Sarah Henry,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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These four are all very proud of their special status, which involves democratic processes, including members electing the club’s president, approving (or not) annual accounts, and voting on changes to club statutes at assemblies that must be held once a year.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Aero Hand Open focuses on simplicity Unlike many existing robotic hands that rely on expensive proprietary actuators or complex mechanical assemblies, Aero Hand Open focuses on simplicity, reliability, and transparency.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 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
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Forgiving spin from a leader who’s cognizant of the plight of his line, which, coming into Sunday’s game, had run out 173 unique combinations, second-most in the NFL, according to the CBS broadcast.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Coach Paul Maurice is mixing and matching and switching and swapping with his makeshift forward lines to find any combinations that might work.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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There's heartburn in the Terre Haute area as school consolidations come to Vigo County after thousands of students have left the area in recent years.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
10 Oct. 2025
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Looking back over more than two decades of price history, HD has a consistent tendency to emerge from long consolidations with powerful follow-through rallies lasting months — and often years.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Meetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetings. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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