forum

noun

ˈfȯr-əm How to pronounce forum (audio)
Definition of forumnext
1
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion a public forum called to find out how residents felt about a large discount store being built in their neighborhood

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2
as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information that Web site serves as a forum for movie buffs who are passionate about their likes and dislikes

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3
as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice a jury may have acquitted Lizzie Borden, but she was guilty of murder in the forum of public opinion

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Recent Examples of forum On the forum post, which has about 200 user responses, a Withings community manager says the company is monitoring the discussion. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The QuickBooks Community is a free online forum for peer-to-peer advice from small business owners, accountants and software experts. — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 After years working as as CEO of the Executives' Club of Chicago, a local business forum, and as an executive for JP Morgan Chase, Bean is trying to win back the seat in November. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Moskowitz says the two will face off on a Zoom with the Sun Sentinel and at two community forums. — Ted Scouten, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forum
  1. symposium
  2. platform
  3. tribunal
  4. seminar
  5. venue
  6. court
  7. conference
  8. panel
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  • Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of symposium
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  • These platforms aren’t necessarily focused on helping consumers build healthy financial habits to build long-term wealth; instead, they’re primarily focused on engagement and dopamine.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In September 2026, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese memory giant, announced that its fifth-generation DRAM platform had entered mass production.
    — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.
    — Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Brokers no longer face a mandatory 12-hour wait period between educational seminars and sales presentations.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • Symphony plans new Plaza venue The Kansas City Symphony plans to break ground in 2026 on a new 4,600-seat concert venue near the Country Club Plaza.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • However, both defenses allow more than 25 points per game, and the indoor venue removes weather disruption.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of venue
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  • Li fled to China, with Xuan and Zhang’s help, according to court filings.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
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  • The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance footage showed Alfozan approaching the conference room on several occasions despite lacking authorization to enter or participate in meetings there.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Wood panel in front of the three-compartment sink is not smooth and easily cleanable and container used for butter packets is cracked.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • ChatGPT’s Chrome extension has been able to read your open tabs since July, when OpenAI added the feature to its Side Chat panel.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
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