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or symposiums
as in seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion
recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography
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Recent Examples of symposia
The group also maintains a prolific schedule of author talks, online symposiums and real-life get-togethers that all revolve around old-timey grub.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Another way that The Vicenza Symposium is different from the other symposiums is the number of internationally renowned luxury brands representatives that attended.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
After the first year was over, Girlie skipped both her one‑on‑one visits and the group sessions, all the cake parties and symposiums.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
This involved initially offering to host a series of CAF symposiums where members gathered to discuss new ideas.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Its iconic building is home to Europe’s richest and one of the world’s largest collections of modern and contemporary art, in addition to exhibitions, symposiums, festivals, shows, projections, and workshops for young people.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Another way that The Vicenza Symposium is different from the other symposiums is the number of internationally renowned luxury brands representatives that attended.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
After the first year was over, Girlie skipped both her one‑on‑one visits and the group sessions, all the cake parties and symposiums.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
This involved initially offering to host a series of CAF symposiums where members gathered to discuss new ideas.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Its iconic building is home to Europe’s richest and one of the world’s largest collections of modern and contemporary art, in addition to exhibitions, symposiums, festivals, shows, projections, and workshops for young people.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symposia
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In the early nineteen-hundreds, Richard Cabot, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, started holding seminars to demonstrate clinical reasoning for trainees.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Team members become experts through extensive training programs, weekly wine tastings, and wine-producer seminars every month.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Discussions about the fast-changing international TV distribution market are ten-a-penny at industry conferences, but the group made a lively and worthwhile contribution to the pantheon.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or Miami wins, but Georgia Tech only loses one or two conferences games, then beats Georgia, in which case the ’Canes and Jackets might both get in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Symposia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symposia. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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