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as in gatherings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair
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as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place
a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done
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as in confluences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a meeting of two railroad lines
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Recent Examples of meetings
All three meetings between the two NFC West powers were decided by one score.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Johnson had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Lendeborg added 14 points and 14 rebounds for Michigan, which has won six of the past seven meetings.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Patriots coordinators and assistants will spend upward of 16 hours building a game plan for the following Sunday, a process that requires statistical study, film review, meetings, discussion and debate.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, my family stuck with Orlando, tourism, and the broader hospitality ecosystem — theme parks, airports, hotels, conventions and corporate meetings.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The Hawks already lost the second of four meetings against the Hornets in December.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
In Inoue’s first season as head coach at UCI in 2016-17, the Gauchos won both matchups, but the Anteaters began to turn the tables the following season, splitting their conference games and then taking two of three meetings in 2018-19.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Darnold and Seattle lost their first regular-season meetings with the 49ers and the Rams this season before rounding into NFC-championship form.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
When the art department’s comps are ready for presentation, jacket meetings are held.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Johnson had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Lendeborg added 14 points and 14 rebounds for Michigan, which has won six of the past seven meetings.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Patriots coordinators and assistants will spend upward of 16 hours building a game plan for the following Sunday, a process that requires statistical study, film review, meetings, discussion and debate.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, my family stuck with Orlando, tourism, and the broader hospitality ecosystem — theme parks, airports, hotels, conventions and corporate meetings.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The Hawks already lost the second of four meetings against the Hornets in December.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
In Inoue’s first season as head coach at UCI in 2016-17, the Gauchos won both matchups, but the Anteaters began to turn the tables the following season, splitting their conference games and then taking two of three meetings in 2018-19.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Darnold and Seattle lost their first regular-season meetings with the 49ers and the Rams this season before rounding into NFC-championship form.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
When the art department’s comps are ready for presentation, jacket meetings are held.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
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Such gatherings are totally counter to AI’s onslaught of decontextualized content.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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Guadalupe has increased police patrols and invested in aerial surveillance systems, including drones and counter-drone technology, to monitor large public gatherings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The VdR–Industry program, which runs from April 19 to 22, includes project presentations, conferences and networking opportunities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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The hotel and water park regularly serve as a venue for meetings, conferences and events, including the 2017 Wisconsin Republican Party convention and last year's state Democratic Party convention.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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To do the job well, historical novelists must learn about the conventions of an era, the social and political tensions of the time even if these are only used to sketch out the background.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Training can help a person expect certain patterns, Andres added, which underscores when conventions are being followed or flouted.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Programs Designed for Today’s Reality Vitt Factor’s programming spans assemblies, workshops, leadership development, and ongoing mentorship.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of the city’s star attractions is the huge 25,000-seat Great Theater, used for theatrical performances, public assemblies, religious ceremonies and, in the Roman era, gladiatorial battles.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pivot to Asia All of this shapes India’s policy toward China to manage an adversarial relationship with limited cooperation and convergences.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the movie’s more substantial convergences with Polanski’s personal situation are less obvious, though far more deeply rooted in the aesthetic that has governed his directing career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 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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Canada’s coaching staff has spent weeks coming up with these combinations.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Today, more fun is being had with combinations like unlacquered brass and polished nickel.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Closures and consolidations Sunshine Elementary will close.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is in the midst of a diocese-wide reorganization, known as Beacons of Light, that attempts to address some of those demographic changes through parish consolidations.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Meetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetings. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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