Definition of panelnext
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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 The two panels will be installed on Orion's exterior, and will augment the spacecraft's existing communications systems. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 July 2026 Last week, a federal panel of judges reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss lawsuits against the manufacturers of Tylenol claiming that use of the drug during pregnancy causes developmental disorders. Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 21 July 2026 The Cinerama Dome opened in 1963, originally as a showcase for the three-panel Cinerama process. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026 Twelve jurors – seven women and five men – are on the panel after the first two days of selection. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for panel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel
Noun
  • Participants at the symposium also explored athletics, adult learners, career readiness, federal policy, international partnerships, alumni engagement, and philanthropy across the African continent.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Picard had organized a daylong symposium to give fellow mitochondria enthusiasts a chance to discuss the latest findings in their rapidly growing field, from immune cell bioenergetics to time perception.
    Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The Charlotte City Council is expected to discuss the I-77 South toll project in its transportation committee on Monday.
    DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The advisory committee voted 8-6 to add TB-500 to the 503A Bulks List for compounding.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • The unrelated minor, the cross-listed seminar, the summer spent on a research project outside a student’s major often foster the very adaptability, range, and connective thinking that employers want.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This week offers you a mini growth spurt or glow up of sorts, culminating in a Venus-Uranus trine on August 11 that may delight you with an unexpectedly good time in a foreign land or philosophy seminar.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The proceedings will then go forward in a trial format, with an opportunity to appeal if the commission rules against him.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • The commission alleges Cloth and his company raised more than $500 million from investors for various film and television projects, and then diverted $70 million of the funds to other uses, like repaying earlier investors.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Our expert panel consisted of roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors, scouts and front office staffers across the country, representing every conference.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • If Congress is going to filter out new provisions to the Protect College Sports Act on a daily basis to take the temperature of the fans, why can't conferences discuss enforcing their own rules.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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“Panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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