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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning
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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school
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Recent Examples of conference
What To Know Biden's address in Chicago to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled drew varying reactions from Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Heat-Bulls winner advances to take on the loser of Tuesday night’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks on Friday in either Orlando or Atlanta, with the victor of Friday’s contest earning the conference’s eighth playoff seed and the loser sent into the offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Following the group phase, the top eight teams across the conferences will advance to the playoffs.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, the southern sports world orbits around football but the 2024-25 season saw the SEC take over the mantle of best basketball conference in the nation.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Heat-Bulls winner advances to take on the loser of Tuesday night’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks on Friday in either Orlando or Atlanta, with the victor of Friday’s contest earning the conference’s eighth playoff seed and the loser sent into the offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Following the group phase, the top eight teams across the conferences will advance to the playoffs.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, the southern sports world orbits around football but the 2024-25 season saw the SEC take over the mantle of best basketball conference in the nation.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conference
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Serving as SpaceX's rocket assembly building, the company erected Hangar X just outside the perimeter of Launch Complex 39A so rockets ready to fly can easily roll out on a transporter and be erected atop the launch pad.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Dorel will mail consumers a new headrest pad assembly kit at no charge.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The fourth edition of Prada Frames, the annual symposium of cross-disciplinary talks running in tandem with Milan’s Salone del Mobile, pulled into the city’s Centrale train station last week—and delved into some of today’s most urgent issues through the lens of design and culture.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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In addition to recreating the ISS and shuttle, the students also programmed the drones to form an astronaut walking on the moon, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter and the symposium's logo.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The LinkedIn algorithm rewards users who actively participate in discussions across the platform.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But, after a discussion with Barman, she was hooked on the concept.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Daily pre-shift meetings are standard at D.C. Cobb’s, where staff are trained on which items to promote based on margins and inventory.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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At a meeting in Sacramento in late March, leaders of the group, which represents 83,000 electrical workers in the state, said a top goal was to reform the rooftop solar incentives.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ellman hosting scam prevention seminar at 95th Street Library Experts will talk about how to identify and avoid falling victim to scams in an upcoming seminar being held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Peterson is joining Blair Bryant, broker with the Senior Solutions Division of The Steller Group real estate team, in a series of free seminars coming to south Denver, Centennial, and southeast Aurora this month.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2025
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The residency includes consultations with industry professionals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Among other services, LPE will help embed sustainability values in scripts through consultations, and provide training, panels and courses to up-skill industry works.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Serpas got into assemblage eight years ago, after earning a fine-arts degree from Columbia.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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But for upgraders using the older panel, the higher-res screen reduced battery life by between 5 and 15 percent in past testing of older Framework Laptops.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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In December 2022, the commission voted to cut incentives for anyone installing the panels after April 15, 2023, by 75% but left the incentives in place for legacy customers.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conference. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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