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in a meeting

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

already taken assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

Example Sentences

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“Unfortunately, some consider negotiation to be surrender. It is not, ” he said in a meeting with political party representatives on Monday, according to a report from Lebanon’s state-news operator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

If Cook sensed people were unprepared in a meeting, he would sometimes say, “Next,” then flip to the following item on a meeting agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Top US and China economic officials met in Paris for talks over the wekend, in a meeting widely seen as setting the stage for Trump's visit.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Approaches were made, conversations had, culminating in a meeting.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

He was in a meeting but wouldn’t be long.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

in a meeting

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