as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists
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Hachimura flew past the Houston post players for a last-chance offensive rebound and finished off a passing seminar for a second-chance basket to go with a two-possession lead in overtime.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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
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.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The biannual gathering celebrates the work of the renowned philanthropic initiative, led by the Olga Rabinovich Institute and supporting the Brazilian film sector through talent development, bursary programs, seminars and mentorship.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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
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.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The biannual gathering celebrates the work of the renowned philanthropic initiative, led by the Olga Rabinovich Institute and supporting the Brazilian film sector through talent development, bursary programs, seminars and mentorship.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminar
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The symposium on science and evidence is one of these events.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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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 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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“Seminar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminar. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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