as in seminar
a meeting featuring a group discussion
recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography
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Recent Examples of symposium
Haidt, whose New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation came recommended from Gordon-Levitt onstage, recently appeared at a Dartmouth–United Nations Development Program symposium on mental health among young people and used the metaphor of tree roots for neurons.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
The full selection of Lightroom projects will be unveiled in December, alongside details of a dedicated symposium on the future of immersive storytelling.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
Kate — who stepped out with William, 43, at the Royal Variety Performance last week and also hosted a symposium to discuss the early years – has been championing a more open attitude towards those struggling with mental health crises and addiction for more than a decade.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The results of the symposium have just been published by IDFA.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
The full selection of Lightroom projects will be unveiled in December, alongside details of a dedicated symposium on the future of immersive storytelling.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
Kate — who stepped out with William, 43, at the Royal Variety Performance last week and also hosted a symposium to discuss the early years – has been championing a more open attitude towards those struggling with mental health crises and addiction for more than a decade.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The results of the symposium have just been published by IDFA.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symposium
Noun
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The event will feature multiple seminar options for attendees to pick from.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But at VanWineFest, the seminars are where the real magic happens.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The women’s basketball teams at San Diego State (15-3, 9-0) and UC San Diego (13-6, 8-1) face tough mid-week road assignments while sitting on top of their respective conference standings.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of these are interesting, too, as sort of raw testimony of a conference documenting the state of AI at the beginning of a landmark year.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But an appellate court panel put that decision on hold for the time being, allowing the facility to stay open.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The decision leaves intact a three-judge panel’s ruling that Habba’s appointment became unlawful once her 120-day interim term expired.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Symposium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symposium. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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