1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)
b
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
Synonyms
Examples of meeting in a Sentence
The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.
She was too busy to attend the meeting.
Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.
I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.
They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.
Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.
Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.
a town at the meeting of two rivers
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Make your meetings tight and focused instead of sprawling and vague.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The chances of another rate cut at the Fed’s first policy meeting of the year in January slipped to under 10%, according to fed funds futures trading tracked by the CME FedWatch tool.
—Brian Evans,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Zelenskyy is scheduled to address European Union leaders during a full summit meeting Thursday.
—The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The meeting was eventually brought to order by about 10:35 a.m., though some commotion persisted.
—Hayden Mitman, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The chances of another rate cut at the Fed’s first policy meeting of the year in January slipped to under 10%, according to fed funds futures trading tracked by the CME FedWatch tool.
—Brian Evans,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Zelenskyy is scheduled to address European Union leaders during a full summit meeting Thursday.
—The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The meeting was eventually brought to order by about 10:35 a.m., though some commotion persisted.
—Hayden Mitman, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for meeting
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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