PANEL DISCUSSION Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

panel discussion

noun

Definition of panel discussion

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a panel discussion on capital punishment

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Recent Examples of panel discussion Additionally, Brenneman will also participate on a panel discussion along with Callo’s founder and CEO Fassa Sar, as well as Monica Khan, Founder & CEO of Creator Revolution and Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026 The working sessions should include panel discussions with mayors, labor and business leaders, college and university presidents, and constitutional officers. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The campaign held a two-day event for forum members this month at a casino that included a video game tournament, panel discussions and speeches. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 While making a recent appearance at Oxford University, the lawyer lit up the panel discussion in a vivid mint green top and sparkly jewelry. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panel discussion

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Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

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The Proof Again, Huang began sending out e-mails—more than 40 in 2023—and gave a circuit of seminar talks.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Moghadam, speaking at a seminar in Islamabad, said that Iranian officials had conveyed their willingness to reopen the strait during visits to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Muni r, provided Washington ended its blockade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of seminar

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Typically, one school or a conference, like the Big 12, would be the bid partner.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
To reestablish and preserve traditional rivalries and eliminate cross-country travel demands, restore conference alignments to their original geographical moorings.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of conference

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To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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