Thesaurus results for NEWSGROUP

newsgroup

noun

Definition of newsgroup

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

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Noun

Another day, popular trading card content creator and dealer Kyle Kravitz, known for his King of Kards brand, might spend an hour negotiating deals with users through the live online chat room while most viewers simply watch along.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Time stamps seen in the photos show Thornton remained in the chat room for nearly an hour.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat room

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With recent polls showing Raman in the lead, the councilmember will likely try to avoid making any kind of flub during the in-studio debate hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo52 in Universal City.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
In July, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham brought the debate to the WNBA, telling ESPN trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of debate

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After a one-day brainstorming session, the team typically spends two to three weeks designing a character, followed by roughly four weeks of production.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The goal is to make sure the projects that come out of the brainstorming session have good ROI.

— John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of brainstorming

Noun

In the first trial, an all-White jury convicted him after just an hour of deliberation.

— News Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Accordingly, Trump’s public deliberations about who to invade and who to annihilate were themselves crimes, committed in full view of thousands of diplomats and heads of state.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberation

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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

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Since then, the 16-foot-by-32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church’s original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith, and freedom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of congregation

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Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Cantelmo said the moratorium is not intended to be applied in a way that would infringe on any student's right to exercise freedom of religion, speech or peaceful assembly.

— Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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