as in symposium
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Recent Examples of colloquium
McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The answer, according to a colloquium of leading epidemiologists, microbiologists and climate scientists, is not well enough.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Shirley Manson has a special connection with Argentina, particularly with its feminist movements; the singer even participated in a colloquium there in 2019.
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Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
But this did not go down well with some of the colloquium guests.
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Tania Roettger,
The Dial,
5 Dec. 2024
In 2017 Perlin organized a colloquium on Eunice Foote (an American scientist who, in 1856, was the first to argue that putting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere could cause climate change).
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Eugene Linden,
TIME,
21 Apr. 2024
In the math department, there were people running this colloquium series called Math and Social Responsibility — very Berkeley-like.
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Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Jan. 2024
In this colloquium, Teddy Tzanetos, JPL’s assembly, test, operations lead and ground support designer will present the project’s inception, its operational goals and capabilities, and what its success may mean for space exploration.
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IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2021
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The answer, according to a colloquium of leading epidemiologists, microbiologists and climate scientists, is not well enough.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Shirley Manson has a special connection with Argentina, particularly with its feminist movements; the singer even participated in a colloquium there in 2019.
—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
But this did not go down well with some of the colloquium guests.
—
Tania Roettger,
The Dial,
5 Dec. 2024
In 2017 Perlin organized a colloquium on Eunice Foote (an American scientist who, in 1856, was the first to argue that putting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere could cause climate change).
—
Eugene Linden,
TIME,
21 Apr. 2024
In the math department, there were people running this colloquium series called Math and Social Responsibility — very Berkeley-like.
—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Jan. 2024
In this colloquium, Teddy Tzanetos, JPL’s assembly, test, operations lead and ground support designer will present the project’s inception, its operational goals and capabilities, and what its success may mean for space exploration.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colloquium
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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.
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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.
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The methods used to measure whether vaccines work, and the way they were discussed during the recent seminar, are not a side issue.
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The atmosphere was not much better in my upper-level seminars.
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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.
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And oncology conferences are beginning to include sessions on hormones and how to help women after cancer.
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Similar bills approved by the panel in previous years were never voted on by the full Senate.
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The investor panel that night tried to address this directly.
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“Colloquium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colloquium. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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