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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
promised to meet friends for lunch after that morning's get-together for sales reps
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as in event
a social gathering
was invited to a neighborhood get-together in the neighbors' backyard
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get together
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as in gather
to come together into one body or place
We all have busy schedules, but we try to get together at least once a month.
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as in collect
to bring together in one body or place
They got together enough signatures for the petition.
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Recent Examples of get-together
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
As for when to host the get-together, during the third trimester works well, per Dr. Zechowy—about a month before your due date.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 11 Jan. 2025
After Daniels met with Peters and Quinn in pre-draft get-togethers, though, he was sold on their joint vision.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Also, this is a TikTok of the chillest January 6 get-together.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Host a get-together over the weekend and introduce your pals from different walks of life to each other that might help each other evolve professionally.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
As for when to host the get-together, during the third trimester works well, per Dr. Zechowy—about a month before your due date.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 11 Jan. 2025
After Daniels met with Peters and Quinn in pre-draft get-togethers, though, he was sold on their joint vision.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Also, this is a TikTok of the chillest January 6 get-together.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get-together
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To address the money issue, the outgoing Biden administration has asked the U.N. Security Council, which has a meeting scheduled on Wednesday on the situation in Haiti, to transform the mission into a formal U.N. peacekeeping operation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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Amid Frederiksen’s emergency meeting with business leaders, her foreign minister’s emergency meeting with party leaders, and an additional emergency meeting of the foreign-affairs committee in Parliament, everything, all of a sudden, was in complete flux.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The event comes as an Arctic blast affects more than half the U.S. population.—
Aïda Amer,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Musk was busy rubbing elbows with other billionaires at the event — namely, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez — all eyes were on Musk and Zilis' interaction, as the two keep their exact relationship status private.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Identify conferences or gatherings where your ideal clients or collaborators are likely to be.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The result was the creation of the International Association of Cooking Schools (IACP) in 1978, a model for the gathering and exchanging of ideas and information, and a source of support, now going strong in its 43rd year.—
Cynthia Graubart,
Bon Appétit,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump will be speaking Monday afternoon at a House Republican conference in Miami, a three-day retreat to overcome internal party differences about how to pay for sweeping tax cuts while also cutting trillions from federal spending.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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This year’s slate includes passion projects from a myriad of top Hollywood talent who decamped to Park City, Utah, for screenings, panels, and parties.—
David Graver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Holt Kramer met Trump at a Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve bash in 2010.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The post comes exactly 10 days after the interior designer shared pictures from Swift’s own birthday bash, which Travis Kelce, Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, the HAIM sisters and more friends also attended earlier this month.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
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The competition will culminate in an awards reception announcing the winners at the JCK Show in Las Vegas where industry leaders, influential retailers and media will gather to celebrate exceptional design achievement.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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McDuffie lined up across from Collins on 22 of his 32 routes (68.8 percent), allowing just two receptions for 42 yards, according to Next Gen Stats.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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