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 Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Bitter irony abounds, as when Nora, who is Black, attends a workplace mental health seminar in which a white, male supervisor who once mistreated her pretends to care about employees’ trauma. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026 One-on-one meetings and industry seminars conclude on July 25. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 24 July 2026 With tastings, master classes, wine-and-food pairing seminars, conversations, concerts, and in several cases, auctions, wine festivals offer something for everyone from novice to expert. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seminar

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Participants at the symposium also explored athletics, adult learners, career readiness, federal policy, international partnerships, alumni engagement, and philanthropy across the African continent.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Picard had organized a daylong symposium to give fellow mitochondria enthusiasts a chance to discuss the latest findings in their rapidly growing field, from immune cell bioenergetics to time perception.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

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The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Many specifics remain unclear, but one idea would be to match up play-in teams across conferences, rather than within a conference or based solely on CFP selection committee rankings.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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For the exhibition, seven of Cerio’s photographs were blown up and mounted on panels on the side of a road in Gibellina, a township in Sicily.

— News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
Other Ai4 talks and panels offered evidence to the contrary in fields ranging from pharmaceutical research to autonomous vehicles.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

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