newsgroup

noun

Definition of newsgroupnext
as in chat room

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Recent Examples of newsgroup The advent of the World Wide Web brought fan fiction to the masses, starting with Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists and eventually the development of massive online archives where creators could upload their work to be read and commented upon by readers. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025 According to the video game newsgroup Game Rant, the Borderlands 4 sequel trailer was shown at the February 2025 State of Play along with a release date of Sept. 23, 2025. — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 7 May 2025 The song was recorded off the German radio station NDR in the early ’80s and was just a question mark on a cassette case until 2007, when it was digitized and posted to various Usenet newsgroups and music forums along with requests for the internet’s help in identifying the track. — Adam Bumas, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024 In 1995, the writing IF newsgroup started talking about holding a competition for shorter games. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 With modern technology, the birding community is well connected today, often sharing sightings of rare birds via text, group email or newsgroups. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024 For certain newsgroups, the job is not about reporting the news, no matter how uncomfortable. — Becket Adams, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023 What came back was an FAQ from a newsgroup called rec.sport.pro-wrestling. — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsgroup
  1. chat room
  2. debate
  3. brainstorming
  4. deliberation
  5. synod
  6. congregation
  7. assembly
Noun
  • This was in the days of dial-up, so the actual process of getting online, finding a chat room and soliciting suggestions took forever.
    — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Messi is now in the same chat room as Tom Brady, LeBron James and Novak Djokovic as pro athletes who can still do it late in their athletic lives.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Definition of chat room
Noun
  • And a red card against an American soccer star sparks debate.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • But most companies run scenario-planning exercises, only to rehearse their debates about what to do once a crisis hits.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of debate
Noun
  • Try to find a compromise by doing some brainstorming and problem-solving.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • As the brainstorming turned broader, the Cubs were inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of brainstorming
Noun
  • Its sessions are open to the public and its deliberations are broadcast.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Philadelphia 76ers have expressed interest in acquiring free agent forward LeBron James, a league source who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations told The Athletic.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of deliberation
Noun
  • The testimony of the gay men, contained in annexes published on the Vatican's synod website, featured moving accounts of how one, from Portugal, came to terms with his homosexuality and married his husband.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent two weeks sitting with Fuanya at the same table during Pope Francis’ 2024 big meeting, or synod, on the family.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of synod
Noun
  • And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Zion Church is among the largest churches that are unregistered with the Chinese authorities, defying restrictions from the officially atheist Communist Party requiring believers to worship only in registered congregations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of congregation
Noun
  • Alysa Guffey More than 50 people gathered in 90-degree heat to protest welcoming data centers to Indianapolis before packing the public assembly room on the second floor of the City-County Building.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • Management intends for this centralized assembly method to establish a standardized production system for future units.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of assembly

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