panel discussions

noun

plural of panel discussion
as in seminars
a meeting featuring a group discussion a panel discussion on capital punishment

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Recent Examples of panel discussions 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 The day is to feature 15 panel discussions, all in the hotel ballroom. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026 That event will have panel discussions on artificial intelligence, energy, space and other topics. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Each year, some 75,000 people attend the eight-day event, which attracts some of the biggest names in Hollywood and world cinema, and which features exclusive screenings, panel discussions and workshops. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 The inaugural event brings together ballroom, film, drag, cabaret, wellness activities, panel discussions, visual and performing arts and nightlife under one umbrella. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The focus this year is on tasting Festbiers, a fine and timely showcase for maltiness, and there will be live music, panel discussions from farmers and brewers and food in the form of smashburgers, pulled pork and vegan brats. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 In addition to high-level access to executives, collectors could roam from store to store and from event to event, with more than 40 different presentations, panel discussions, and other around-town events complementing the four-day exhibition. — Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel discussions
  1. seminars
  2. panels
  3. conferences
  4. forums
Noun
  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This year, the August days were filled with live podcasts and seminars, ranging from football analytics to responsible gaming.
    — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminars
Noun
  • Just note that panels are sold individually, so double-check your quantity before checkout.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of panels
Noun
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For this to happen, expanding the CFP, conferences will have to get rid of championship weekend.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of conferences
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  • On social media and online forums, some French users call the emergence of digital tipping a scam that benefits restaurants and commission-earning payment platforms more than servers.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Dedicated sourcing areas will include cellulose and wool forums, an Innovation Zone and the Future Fabrics Expo Innovation Hub.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of forums

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“Panel discussions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel%20discussions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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