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or less commonly round tables
as in symposiums
a meeting featuring a group discussion
an international roundtable of medical experts on the disease
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Recent Examples of roundtables
This year’s event will once again host panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, in addition to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases.
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
First, exploratory roundtables with UK directors across sectors, identifying how executives thought about GenAI—what excited them, what worried them.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Festival will also feature a podcast taping, roundtables on a range of political and cultural topics, a cartooning master class taught by two of the magazine’s beloved artists, and an onstage trivia contest pitting New Yorker writers against editors.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
To address escalating concerns over the humanitarian crisis, synagogues across Jewish movements in the United States have organized roundtables with the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
First, exploratory roundtables with UK directors across sectors, identifying how executives thought about GenAI—what excited them, what worried them.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Festival will also feature a podcast taping, roundtables on a range of political and cultural topics, a cartooning master class taught by two of the magazine’s beloved artists, and an onstage trivia contest pitting New Yorker writers against editors.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
To address escalating concerns over the humanitarian crisis, synagogues across Jewish movements in the United States have organized roundtables with the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundtables
Noun
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Phillips and Ackerman said their conferences are each fielding proposals from Wall Street.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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But employment in the context of public education—especially given that the NCAA, conferences and schools describe college athletics as advancing and enriching education—is a hazier topic that could invite litigation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rich and elegant details, such as bronze panels, add to the restaurant's timeless atmosphere.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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If those priorities were the case, there are few materials better than bamboo panels.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Sep. 2025
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Team members become experts through extensive training programs, weekly wine tastings, and wine-producer seminars every month.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The legendary counterculture singer, who performed at Kepler’s in the 1950s and ’60s, will be in conversation with Kimberly Ford, whose literary seminars are a Kepler’s staple.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Roundtables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundtables. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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