as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a panel discussion on capital punishment
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Recent Examples of panel discussion
Beyond the marketplace, the Black in Business Expo will host workshops and panel discussions focused on improving economic development in underserved areas.
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Chase Jordan
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In addition to the dozens of remarkable films, BIFF will host special events throughout the weekend including the Juried Prize Award for narrative and documentary filmmaking, free family film screenings, and panel discussions.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The panel discussion was part of an event for Common Ground, an NBC News franchise bringing together leaders with different perspectives to focus on solutions to pressing issues.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
In between, there will be shorts programs, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chase Jordan
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In addition to the dozens of remarkable films, BIFF will host special events throughout the weekend including the Juried Prize Award for narrative and documentary filmmaking, free family film screenings, and panel discussions.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The panel discussion was part of an event for Common Ground, an NBC News franchise bringing together leaders with different perspectives to focus on solutions to pressing issues.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
In between, there will be shorts programs, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel discussion
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Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The church said there were roughly 30 people in the group and the disruption endangered staff, parishioners and visitors, and a seminar was underway at the time of the incident.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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At the end of Jefferson’s and Adams’s lives, their Hispanophone counterpart Simón Bolívar invited the United States to a conference of American nations in Panama.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Heat have done enough in recent years to merit the right to step back, reset, not desperately chase fool’s gold in the belief of seizing on the perception of a down conference.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Sheagren also suggested that temporary murals, created on panels that can be taken down after a period of time, be considered as well.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Minnesota State Patrol, which oversees Capitol security, told a security panel last fall that the number of threats against state officials had more than doubled from 2024 to 2025.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Panel discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel%20discussion. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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