Thesaurus results for SEMINAR

seminar

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌnär

Definition of seminar

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists

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Recent Examples of seminar What follows is an edited transcript of the next 30 minutes, during which my family conducted an impromptu seminar on feminism, hypocrisy, and the appropriate amount of clothing to wear while eating cereal. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026 Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Brokers no longer face a mandatory 12-hour wait period between educational seminars and sales presentations. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The 15 à la carte dishes are described in spare language but use senior-seminar-level food geography terms. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seminar

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Production paused in Season 1 when a mining symposium took over the town’s hotels.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile at the Architectural Association’s campus on Bedford Square, the foundation, together with the architecture school and the Serpentine, held a two-day symposium in Hadid’s honor.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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But as a result of the election last week, the House Republican conference is smaller, with a disproportionate number of moderates and swing-district lawmakers retiring or voted out.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
The work was presented at the UbiComp/ISWC 2026 conference in Shanghai.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

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In August attorneys for the state argued in front of the appeals panel that Morales Howard demanded more than the Constitution requires and pushed back against her understanding of what information a termination notice is required to include.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Made of large, rigid plastic panels, Hardig’s invention was designed to be weather- and insect-proof, simple to clean and maintain, and lightweight and easy to move.

— Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026

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