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
Stanley and Kathy got to know Marilyn quite well and years later would attend and speak at symposiums commemorating her 1962 passing
Their home above the Sunset Strip was decorated with visual montages of their respective careers.
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
At the symposium, Nayak spotlighted what's needed within the next decade to establish an era of interoperable lunar infrastructure, which could spur a fully functioning lunar economy.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 May 2025
As part of those efforts, the institute will host an annual international symposium and award a prize for autism research, according to the press release.
—Jack McKessy, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Women’s History Month/Black History Month pages Several web pages and images of cultural celebrations, including Black History Month, Women’s History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month, as well as symposiums and other programs to highlight achievements made the purge list, as well.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
At the symposium, Nayak spotlighted what's needed within the next decade to establish an era of interoperable lunar infrastructure, which could spur a fully functioning lunar economy.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 May 2025
As part of those efforts, the institute will host an annual international symposium and award a prize for autism research, according to the press release.
—Jack McKessy, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Women’s History Month/Black History Month pages Several web pages and images of cultural celebrations, including Black History Month, Women’s History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month, as well as symposiums and other programs to highlight achievements made the purge list, as well.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symposium
Noun
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It will be used in all of the university’s first-year seminars and will be accompanied by panel discussions, workshops and additional engagement opportunities throughout the year.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Any Connecticut organization, business, non-profit or municipality, interested in hosting a Narcan seminar, can give us a call.—
Raj Dodani,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The beauty of it, to the SEC, was the emphasis on the passion of the conference, not just winning.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The incident occurred in June, and McCubbin appeared in court for a pretrial conference in July.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
10 July 2025
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Borrowers worry about being 'left in the lurch' The Education Department convened a panel of experts in the first week of July to help craft regulations to implement Trump's order.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Women with an average risk of breast cancer should start getting screened every two years from age 40 onwards, according to the latest guidance issued in April last year from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of medical experts.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Symposium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symposium. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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