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confab

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verb

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Recent Examples of confab
Noun
The confab was plagued by negative reviews from delegates who complained about long lines at the Palms elevators, a bad lobby experience, poor food options, the expense and lack of atmosphere. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025 At their December confab, policymakers signaled just two interest-rate cuts this year. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2025 Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator, noted the positioning of the LIT Summit during CES, the major tech confab where a range of AI wares are on display. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025 Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, announced the new system, along with several other AI offerings, during a keynote speech today at CES, an annual confab for the computer industry held in Las Vegas. Will Knight, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confab
Noun
  • Her feelings on the country’s hard-right swing were not articulated during the discussion, but they were certainly alluded to.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Gender must be at the core of climate finance planning and national accountability, not an afterthought or token discussion.
    Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This process ensures that all Skype chats and contacts are automatically available in Teams, allowing users to continue their communications without interruption.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The chat evolved to a zoom call and then a visit with Zito’s family and then a day at the office meeting people.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Gomez and Walsh even consulted the Hollywood icon’s former tailor while planning the look, the stylist revealed.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Always consult a healthcare provider before adding zinc supplements to your wellness routine.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Black bear management has become an annual debate at the state capitol as human interactions increase and the black bear population rises.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Simultaneously, the Russian intelligentsia was in a debate about the empire’s soul.
    James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bong Joon-ho is addressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo‘s villainous character in Mickey 17.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While many people with genetic mutations may never get cancer, these mutations, if found, confer a higher risk of disease.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Rejecting the value that AI can confer simply because AI-only outputs aren’t perfect is a costly mistake—one that will only become more expensive over time.
    Andrew Allen, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Swiss government opened the consultation process on a new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement to provide for the automatic and reciprocal exchange of information between Swiss and U.S. tax authorities.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Younger patients are booking consultations, as well.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Besides direct-to-consumer streaming MLB has been in talks with local cable and satellite distributors.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • First Base: LaMonte Wade Jr. Despite trade talk during the offseason, the Giants elected to retain Wade and roll with him as their starting first baseman.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confab. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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