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
Zhang Yiming, ByteDance's founder, was among the entrepreneurs invited to a high-level symposium chaired by President Xi Jinping in February.
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Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Bell said before starting the Santa Fe symposium, finding technical information about the jewelry industry was near impossible.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The symposium, like all good ones, had its moments optimized for fun and connection.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The symposium proceeded to take things to 11 with the next panel, promising a roundtable discussion on the making of the record.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Bell said before starting the Santa Fe symposium, finding technical information about the jewelry industry was near impossible.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The symposium, like all good ones, had its moments optimized for fun and connection.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The symposium proceeded to take things to 11 with the next panel, promising a roundtable discussion on the making of the record.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symposium
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Speaking at a seminar at TIFFCOM, the festival’s market arm, the team behind the five country co-production, which included Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, France, and Luxembourg, discussed the difficulties balancing the requirements of film funds from each country.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, Shogun producer Eriko Miyagawa highlighted at an MPA seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival today.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The fund has been used for costs like student pay, conference fees and other operation costs, according to the donation page.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mainly, this conference is just being dominated by longtime football juggernauts Ohio State, Oregon and … Indiana.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The state appealed the decision, and the BBC reported that his original murder conviction was upheld by a panel of judges from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2017, who ruled that Dassey’s confession was voluntary.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Burke gave the only 9 on a panel full of 10s, prompting the crude call out.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Symposium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symposium. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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