PANEL DISCUSSION Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

panel discussion

noun

Definition of panel discussion

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a panel discussion on capital punishment

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Recent Examples of panel discussion One panel discussion will feature Holocaust survivor Saul Blau and a survivor of the Nova Music Festival. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Acworth Book & Storytelling Festival This year’s festival brings together a mix of local and regional authors across a variety of genres as well as professional storytellers, vendors and panel discussions. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The event will include lunch and networking opportunities, panel discussions and an executive keynote covering AI, SoCal’s aero-defense boom, and breakthroughs in defense systems and intelligence. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 In a panel discussion with Chandler, Pierre, and co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom King, fellow co-creator and showrunner Chris Mundy explained the series’ alternate approach to the Green Lantern heroes. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panel discussion

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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

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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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