symposium

noun

sim-ˈpō-zē-əm How to pronounce symposium (audio)
Definition of symposiumnext
as in seminar
a meeting featuring a group discussion recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography

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Recent Examples of symposium Following Warsh's keynote speech Friday at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, markets flipped on rate expectations. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Tech Challenges While the chair’s speech and the sideline chatter about economic and political events frequently dominate news from the symposium, Jackson Hole is also an important forum for high level debate on economic research. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Fed chair to speak in Wyoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver remarks this morning in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at an annual symposium. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Central bankers, finance ministers and policymakers from around the world will gather at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symposium
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  1. seminar
  2. conference
  3. panel
Noun
  • 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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  • Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of conference
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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
Definition of panel

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