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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
It’s designed with side-smoothing panels, separated cups, and wide, adjustable straps.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
According to researchers, these losses vary widely due to differences in climate and system design, including module tilt angle, height, and layout, which determine how effectively snow sheds from panels.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The festival’s 21 masterclasses and panels will feature Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupam Kher, Christopher Charles Corbould, Bobby Deol, Aamir Khan, Ravi Varman, Kushboo Sundar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Pete Draper and Sreekar Prasad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The mix of neon buzz, wood panels and pillars completely covered in stickers separate the bar from the spacious sports bars surrounding it.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
More specifically, most panels eventually found their way back to real estate as a critical growth driver.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The summit featured two panels that addressed how to expand housing possibilities and use partnerships to overcome challenges.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Tesla offered to replace the panels free of charge in notification letters sent out in May.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
The simple design features three interlocking stainless steel panels that are slim enough to slip into a purse or carry-on bag.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
According to researchers, these losses vary widely due to differences in climate and system design, including module tilt angle, height, and layout, which determine how effectively snow sheds from panels.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The festival’s 21 masterclasses and panels will feature Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupam Kher, Christopher Charles Corbould, Bobby Deol, Aamir Khan, Ravi Varman, Kushboo Sundar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Pete Draper and Sreekar Prasad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The mix of neon buzz, wood panels and pillars completely covered in stickers separate the bar from the spacious sports bars surrounding it.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
More specifically, most panels eventually found their way back to real estate as a critical growth driver.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The summit featured two panels that addressed how to expand housing possibilities and use partnerships to overcome challenges.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Tesla offered to replace the panels free of charge in notification letters sent out in May.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
The simple design features three interlocking stainless steel panels that are slim enough to slip into a purse or carry-on bag.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panels
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The gathering included a pitch competition and seminars to help entrepreneurs of color win contracts with corporations and institutions.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Since opening, the King Drive location has hosted dozens of events, including acting as one of the official brunch locations for Bronzeville Week 2025 and hosting smaller community events like open mic nights and business seminars.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trump officials invited a dozen members of Congress, including Republican and Democratic leaders and the top lawmakers on intelligence and armed services committees in both chambers.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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As a Kansas state representative from 2019 to 2020, Benson focused on education, joining the education and K-12 budget committees among others.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Timberwolves-Knicks game features two contenders in their respective conferences.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Consensus, one of the world's biggest crypto conferences in North America, expanded to Hong Kong for the first time this year, and plans to return in 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While many states have sought to attract data centers as an economic boon, legislatures and utility commissions were also flooded with proposals to try to protect regular ratepayers from paying to connect data centers to the grid.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Today, that can mean a stair railing sculpted from cast bronze or a chandelier made of 450 shards of selenite (both, by the way, are Henault commissions).—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rather than focusing only on events designed for networking, broaden your list to include open houses, community forums, conferences, and any other meeting where people from your field (or from a variety of professions) might be gathered.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Panels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panels. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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