meeting of minds

noun phrase

Examples of meeting of minds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So crafting a young woman who is underestimated, even dismissed, at this highfalutin’ meeting of minds came from experience. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023 As McCall often related, a meeting of minds with the yet-to-become Car and Driver editor (and later Automobile Magazine) founder, David E. Davis, Jr., led to his employment at the venerable Detroit ad agency, Campbell-Ewald, where Davis worked on the Chevrolet account. Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2013

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meeting of minds was in 1883

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“Meeting of minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting%20of%20minds. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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