Thesaurus results for CONFABS

confabs 1 of 2

noun

plural of confab

as in discussions

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue we had a little confab about the merits of the plan

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as in chats

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this after the requisite confab, we got down to business

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confabs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of confab

as in consults

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem

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Recent Examples of confabs

Noun

An edition that has maybe felt a tad quieter than previous Lille confabs and suffered from a couple of last-minute keynote cancellations nonetheless was privy to grand spending commitments from Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Amid the glitz and industry confabs are fun panels and parties (see the annual Red Rocks concert) that keep it top-of-mind for regular audiences, from true-crime and documentary fans to traditional sitcoms, animated series, pilots and social media experiments. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Ståhlberg points to the event, which is one of the leading industry confabs in the Nordics, as a sign of how filmmakers from the region remain committed to collaboration — both with neighboring countries and beyond — while proving there’s strength in numbers for their small-scale industries. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
Sotheby’s announced Thursday that the works, recently designated French national treasures, had been withdrawn following discussions between the Schlumberger family and the city of Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne’s hometown.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussions

Noun

Titles for locked chats will remain hidden, and all locked conversations will be protected by a 4-digit account PIN set by the user.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Here is a look at some of the takeaways from chats with the people behind three films featured at LFF – from Europe, Africa and Asia.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of chats

Verb

Eric Potma, a UC Irvine chemistry professor who consults for the company, told Wired this week that its technology is worth exploring despite significant technical challenges.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
In a Silence of the Lambs nod, Vision consults Ultron for insight into Paladin’s predator mind-set but quickly realizes Ultron leaked his location, enabling the attack.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of consults

Noun

The existential debates happening around ASL aren’t just about fair treatment from hearing people.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Take the quiz here â¦ LISTEN Tune in as Florida's race for governor heats up, with rising living costs, property taxes, insurance rates, and campaign debates taking center stage.

— , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of debates

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Dinorah Figuera, who has been leading the opposition bloc’s negotiations with the government, said Machado’s return was a result of Maduro’s ouster and the ongoing reconciliation talks.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Following news that SpaceX is in talks to access as many as 80,000 cell sites to grab market share from the Big Three telecoms, some analysts on Wall Street are making a key distinction that may shed light on SpaceX's strategy.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

Verb

On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine confers a high degree of protection.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confers

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Experts who are part of consultations expect the new policy to lay down clear and consistent rules, which will also help the industry overcome challenges around land acquisition and simplify a fragmented approval process.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
While Orbán’s government had failed to secure such a change, Ukraine’s parliament last week expanded minority-language education rights alongside Ukrainian following weeks of bilateral consultations.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of consultations

Noun

After maybe 10,000 individual motes of noise that chatter like mouse clicks, the song ends with a slow, jangly fadeout.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Schulman added that SpaceX’s mobile carrier strategy is already apparent, citing industry chatter.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

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