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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Push-back from hemp farmers in mid-January led to a number of meetings between supervisors, farmers and concerned citizens, in which potential compromises were discussed.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
The Heat recorded a 122-113 win over the Cavaliers in Miami on Dec. 8 before Cleveland took the teams’ second meeting of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Within an hour of that chance meeting, Ahn was on the phone with Lauren posing a question the Bodens never expected to hear during their job search.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
What to Know: On Thursday, Trump confirmed the tariffs in a meeting with reporters at the White House.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
The Heat recorded a 122-113 win over the Cavaliers in Miami on Dec. 8 before Cleveland took the teams’ second meeting of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Within an hour of that chance meeting, Ahn was on the phone with Lauren posing a question the Bodens never expected to hear during their job search.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
What to Know: On Thursday, Trump confirmed the tariffs in a meeting with reporters at the White House.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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