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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
there will be a discussion panel on Tuesday
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as in committee
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
Rubio is scheduled to appear before several House and Senate panels this week as lawmakers press him on Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and the administration’s broader foreign policy.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Clicking on any individual facility opens a side panel displaying its name, address, associated organizations and most recent climate reading.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Behar, a long-running voice on the panel, has remained a central figure since returning to the program in 2015 following her original run during the show's inception in 1997.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
That resulted in a delay when the jury asked a question during its deliberations, meaning the panel was kept waiting on an answer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Clicking on any individual facility opens a side panel displaying its name, address, associated organizations and most recent climate reading.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Behar, a long-running voice on the panel, has remained a central figure since returning to the program in 2015 following her original run during the show's inception in 1997.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
That resulted in a delay when the jury asked a question during its deliberations, meaning the panel was kept waiting on an answer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel
Noun
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This recap of a recent symposium offers another inside look at the questions facing both the studios and the creators’ sides of the debate.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Adobe worked with Parsons on workshops and symposiums designed to help students better understand AI tools and workflows.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The hearing came a day after Mullin appeared before a Senate committee for congressional funding requests for his agency.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Is that a reflection of current global production, or a deliberate choice by the selection committee?—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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This week, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted by 458 to 201 to limit A grades to no more than 20 percent of students in a class, plus four additional A’s to accommodate smaller seminars.—
Sage Lattman,
airmail.news,
28 May 2026
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Not every meeting benefits from turning into a seminar.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The commission overseeing Colorado’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel has launched an investigation into the agency’s new leader amid mounting complaints from attorneys and staff about her leadership.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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The investigation places a national spotlight on a local controversy that has dominated public meetings in Cabarrus County this spring, drawing dozens of speakers to school board and county commission meetings and generating extensive discussion on social media.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Pop-ups, sampling programs, wild posting campaigns, street teams, projections, conference-adjacent stunts and retail activations are strategies that move in the real world and multiply across AI.—
Adam Salacuse,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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