Thesaurus results for ROUND-ROBIN

round-robin

noun

ˈrau̇nd-ˌrä-bən

Definition of round-robin

as in seminar

a meeting featuring a group discussion a round-robin to discuss the epidemic of performance-enhancing drugs plaguing professional sports

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Recent Examples of round-robin The rebuilt Pac-12, which will feature eight teams playing a round-robin followed by a flex game to close the regular season, might have the best shot at the G6’s CFP spot. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Pivotal to Dallas reaching the final from Group 1 was a closing 3-2 victory over the Mad Drops to complete a 4-0 record in round-robin play. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 Every team was guaranteed at least three World Cup matches in the group-stage round-robin that determined who advanced to the knockout rounds. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026 After the round-robin games on the half sheet were completed, the championship game was played on full ice. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for round-robin

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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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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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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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