Thesaurus results for CONFERENCE

conference

noun

ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)s

Definition of conference

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning

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as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses

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as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school

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Recent Examples of conference And oncology conferences are beginning to include sessions on hormones and how to help women after cancer. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026 But over the last six seasons, the Lakers have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs three times, have missed the playoffs once and made the conference finals only once, during the 2022-23 season. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Even if Morocco may be the only surviving CAF squad to have a realistic shot at continuing on through mid-July, the conference’s success stands in stark contrast to the state of the Asian game. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department During the news conference, Bluthenthal's two children delivered a plea for justice via video, while his mother spoke directly to the crowd. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

Alysa Guffey More than 50 people gathered in 90-degree heat to protest welcoming data centers to Indianapolis before packing the public assembly room on the second floor of the City-County Building.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
Management intends for this centralized assembly method to establish a standardized production system for future units.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of assembly

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Among the attractions are a Maid Cafe inspired by Tokyo’s Akihabara district, the Anime Expo Fashion Show, J-Pop performances, academic symposiums, gaming panels and previews of upcoming anime series and films.

— City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026
The Redken Symposium format has evolved over the years—some symposiums have offered more a la carte classes, while this year the focus has been on mainstage sessions.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.

— Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Immediately, the call sparked online debate and discussion that will surely continue into next week.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The build-up to this meeting has been tense, with defense spending remaining a contentious topic.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

The agency made the changes without the customary professional consultations, KFF has reported.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
His expensive and ambitious campaign has been conducted with little congressional consultation or oversight, shaped entirely by one man.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

Music director Eun Sun Kim leads the huge complement of musicians, an orchestral assemblage that required an expansion of the pit when the opera was first performed here in 1938.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years?

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

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