roundtables

noun

variants or less commonly round tables
plural of roundtable
as in seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion an international roundtable of medical experts on the disease

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Recent Examples of roundtables The 2026 Writers Conference featured more than 200 panels, workshops, roundtables and pitch competition sessions, while the festival drew more than 35,000 attendees and showcased 199 films from 24 countries. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026 The roundtables definitely felt way more intense than I’d imagined and go on for a lot longer. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026 The third pillar is expert support and guidance, which provides technical workshops, roundtables and innovation sessions as well as co-developed reporting tools. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 This year, the event will once again feature panels, thought-provoking conversations, roundtables, networking opportunities and activations, along with the celebrated Billboard En Vivo performances. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 It was informed by 23 roundtables and focus groups and more than 2,200 survey responses from nonprofits and volunteers. — Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In recent seasons, savvier players have kept quiet at roundtables to avoid drawing attention to themselves. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 The team recorded podcasts and chef roundtables and filmed dishes for Plates, a video format developed with American Express and Resy. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 The themes to watch out for There are several closed-door sessions on the agenda this year, as climate week joins the growing line-up of other sustainable fashion conferences leaning into off-record roundtables to drive candor and progress. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundtables
  1. seminars
  2. conferences
  3. panels
  4. forums
Noun
  • North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of seminars
Noun
  • This latest committee emphasized schedule strength, which didn’t sit well with proponents of conferences outside the SEC.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • Improvements in materials, motors and energy storage could help narrow the gap between what the panels generate and what the aircraft needs to stay aloft.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Beauer The dining room and kitchen are better appointed than in older Beauer models like the 3X Plus, replacing bare white walls with wood-style cabinetry, inbuilt shelving and contrast black drawers and panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of panels
Noun
  • Cavan Images/Alamy There was a land of Usenet forums and AOL keywords, LiveJournals and Blogspots and single-topic Tumblrs.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Congress and the presidential primary will be the forums for figuring out the party’s long-term plans.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of forums

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“Roundtables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundtables. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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