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a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter assembled a prestigious panel to investigate ways to stem the rising cost of health care

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Recent Examples of panel Recognized as the most influential week in Latin music, the event — taking place Oct. 20 to 24 at Fillmore Miami Beach — will once again host panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, in addition to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025 Take, for example, a recent Food and Drug Administration panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy, which alarmed experts by amplifying the risks of these medications while downplaying the dangers of untreated mental health conditions during pregnancy. Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025 Solar companies have since been putting panels on everything from West Hartford’s town hall to Mystic Aquarium and Cinemark’s theater in North Haven. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025 Those panels are meant to mimic the rock formations at Mill Bluff State Park – a way to embed Wisconsin’s natural history into the museum’s architecture, according to a MPM press release. Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for panel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel
Noun
  • The date of the symposium offered a clue to the chaos: It was held in August because the month is effectively dead for recruiting.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The committee subpoenaed the Justice Department for the Epstein files, with a deadline of Aug. 19.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
  • City Councilman Scotty Johnson, who chairs the council's public safety committee, at the meeting criticized those who have called Cincinnati unsafe.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pressed for time, Elliott handed over his introductory seminar to his teaching assistant: a young Kissinger, whose reverence for Germanic philosophers Brzezinski found off-putting.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The seminar, which is held annually for judges interested in this conservative legal theory, was hosted by the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rainbow snakes primarily feed on American eels, a prey species that has also declined in Florida waters, according to the wildlife commission.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In 2010, the three commissioners were chosen alongside eleven others across the political spectrum to serve on the redistricting commission.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nominees from each conference are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in each of three divisions.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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