newsgroup

noun

Definition of newsgroupnext
as in chat room

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Recent Examples of newsgroup At the time, GPS nerds hung out on the nascent Internet, chatting on newsgroups. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025 But people in the IF newsgroups were on the brink of two important events that changed the outlook for the better within their community. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 In 1995, the writing IF newsgroup started talking about holding a competition for shorter games. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 With modern technology, the birding community is well connected today, often sharing sightings of rare birds via text, group email or newsgroups. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024 For certain newsgroups, the job is not about reporting the news, no matter how uncomfortable. — Becket Adams, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsgroup
  1. chat room
  2. debate
  3. brainstorming
  4. deliberation
  5. synod
  6. congregation
  7. assembly
Noun
  • Defense attorneys unsuccessfully fought the public release of Twiggs’ statements and the chat room messages.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Defense attorneys unsuccessfully fought the public release of the statements from Twiggs and the chat room messages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of chat room
Noun
  • The issue has reanimated a decades-old debate over protectionism within the cattle industry.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Friday's hanging was the first by Takaichi's government and took place during a parliamentary recess — a move criticized as a tactic to avoid public debate.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of debate
Noun
  • The same principle underlies brainwriting, a technique that reliably outperforms conventional brainstorming.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of brainstorming
Noun
  • Still, the jury’s deliberations took more than 60 hours after an initial vote of eight for acquittal and four for guilty.
    — Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Now, as the jury nears its deliberations in the divisive case, Reddington's skills and decades of experience will be put to the ultimate test.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberation
Noun
  • The testimony of the gay men, contained in annexes published on the Vatican's synod website, featured moving accounts of how one, from Portugal, came to terms with his homosexuality and married his husband.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent two weeks sitting with Fuanya at the same table during Pope Francis’ 2024 big meeting, or synod, on the family.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of synod
Noun
  • The developers struck a deal with the church to buy part of its land, which the congregation voted to approve in 2021.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • American Christians have likely heard both Christian nationalist and anti-Christian nationalist messages through their congregations, media and social networks.
    — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of congregation
Noun
  • OneWeave suspends thousands of yarns around a central core and weaves them into seamless forms, combining fabric formation with portions of garment assembly.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Furniture assembly, mounting, moving and cleaning are among TaskRabbit’s biggest categories, but yard work and outdoor maintenance is one of its fastest-growing categories this year, up roughly 40% year over year, according to Ager.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembly

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“Newsgroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsgroup. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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