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
Trader Sam’s this spring is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and starting May 25 the bar will be hosting a number of mixology seminars through July 20.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere, Nxivm was known for its Executive Success Programs (or ESP), an executive coaching seminar that was taken by as many as 16,000 people over two decades.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Hug and Maniaci are students in the opinion writing seminar at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
—Sonia Huq, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The room was narrow and had only one window, and the seminar table was actually four small tables of different heights, which, shoved together, rocked back and forth like shifting tectonic plates.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere, Nxivm was known for its Executive Success Programs (or ESP), an executive coaching seminar that was taken by as many as 16,000 people over two decades.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Hug and Maniaci are students in the opinion writing seminar at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
—Sonia Huq, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminar
Noun
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There’s also Blackstar’s Filmmaker Seminar, a three-day symposium held annually at Stanford, and the Luminary Gala, a fundraising event and awards ceremony.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Mike Thomas brought up at the symposium.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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At a new conference this evening, the chief said the suspects were 17 and 18.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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In an evening news conference Wahl said that the suspects were 17 and 18 years old.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors said Castillo opened the victim's cell using his control panel.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Most clinics start with comprehensive evaluations that can include CT, MRI and DXA scans, blood panels, cognitive testing, fitness assessments and genome sequencing.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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“Seminar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminar. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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