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as in seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion
there will be a discussion panel on Tuesday
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as in committees
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 panels
Bespoke footwear rounds out the collection, with the Megaride F50 shoe featuring spiderweb panels over a black mesh base.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
That ellipse pattern can be seen across the door panels also, and, in another first for the marque, the graphic covers both the door panel face and the armrest area.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Those panels are color-molded, not painted.
—Ben Coxworth
may 01, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
The mechanical design of the panels focuses on scalability and ease of manufacturing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
In 2024, the panels' energy production plummeted.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
On the main stage, expect fun panels, games and activities with the stars.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Once the asbestos is removed from the panels, they will be crushed and trucked from the property, Benjamin said.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
That ellipse pattern can be seen across the door panels also, and, in another first for the marque, the graphic covers both the door panel face and the armrest area.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Those panels are color-molded, not painted.
—Ben Coxworth
may 01, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
The mechanical design of the panels focuses on scalability and ease of manufacturing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
In 2024, the panels' energy production plummeted.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
On the main stage, expect fun panels, games and activities with the stars.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Once the asbestos is removed from the panels, they will be crushed and trucked from the property, Benjamin said.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panels
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But a combination of catchy memes, holiday excursions, and earnest seminars don’t add up to a broad détente between the US and China.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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With a heavy emphasis on what works psychologically, seminars, books and college classes are trying to change how people approach climate change, by talking more about community and happiness than sacrifice.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Under Supreme Court rulings, independent expenditure committees can accept unlimited donations, in contrast with candidate campaign committees that have contribution limits.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Those groups, typically big-money independent expenditure committees, are legally barred from coordinating directly with campaigns, but can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
1 May 2026
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Over time, collectives have morphed from mass fundraising operations to resemble marketing agencies amid policing by the College Sports Commission, an independent regulatory body established by the power conferences.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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More than a few of the teams included in that hypothetical opening round are from conferences whose champions have pulled off NCAA Tournament upsets in recent years.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Thirteenth-century maps, first-century incense burners, and new commissions from Yoko Ono and Wael Shawky are coming together in Venice in an exhibition presented by the Saudi Ministry of Culture at the Abbazia di San Gregorio.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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And so the Democrats still would welcome an effort to ban gerrymandering, to go and pass the Voting Rights Act and have independent commissions.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Younger, Savvier – and Into Complications In 2026, the consumer walking into a watch retailer or brand’s boutique has read the forums, checked secondary market prices — and could even cost out a movement with surprising accuracy, as Pruniaux recalled from one encounter.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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When Jeremy Jordan was cast to replace Jonathan Groff in Just in Time a few months ago, the excitement in the online forums where people chatter about such things was palpable.—
Julia Edelstein,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Panels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panels. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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