symposium

noun

sim-ˈpō-zē-əm How to pronounce symposium (audio)
Definition of symposiumnext
as in seminar
a meeting featuring a group discussion recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography

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Recent Examples of symposium Following Warsh's keynote speech Friday at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, markets flipped on rate expectations. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Tech Challenges While the chair’s speech and the sideline chatter about economic and political events frequently dominate news from the symposium, Jackson Hole is also an important forum for high level debate on economic research. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Fed chair to speak in Wyoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver remarks this morning in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at an annual symposium. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Central bankers, finance ministers and policymakers from around the world will gather at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symposium
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  1. seminar
  2. conference
  3. panel
Noun
  • North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What follows is an edited transcript of the next 30 minutes, during which my family conducted an impromptu seminar on feminism, hypocrisy, and the appropriate amount of clothing to wear while eating cereal.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 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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