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meet

Definition for meet

adjective as in fitting

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accommodated, appropriate, conformed, expedient, fair, fit, good, reconciled, right

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applicable, apt, equitable, felicitous, happy, just, proper, suitable, timely

noun as in sporting event involving several participants

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tournament, tourney

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competition, conflict, contest, event, match, meeting

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verb as in happen upon, encounter

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contact, face, find, greet, see

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accost, collide, confront, cross, encounter, engage, experience, grapple, hit, light, luck, salute, stumble, tumble, tussle

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brush against, bump into, chance on, come across, come up against, dig up, fall in with, get-together, make a meet, meet face to face, rendezvous with, rub eyeballs, run across, run into, run up against, touch shoulders

verb as in connect, join

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abut, adhere, adjoin, border, coincide, connect, converge, cross, intersect, link, touch, unite

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verb as in perform, carry out

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answer, approach, comply, discharge, equal, execute, fit, fulfill, gratify, handle, rival, suffice, tie, touch

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come up to, cope with, measure up

verb as in come together, convene

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appear, gather, join, open, show, sit

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assemble, collect, congregate, converge, flock, foregather, muster, rally, rendezvous

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be introduced, be present, be presented, enter in, get to know, get-together, make acquaintance

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"Boof had a massive meeting about how we all have to be in it together," says Harris.

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SYDNEY—The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rate unchanged at a policy meeting on Tuesday, signaling a growing unease as inflation risks simmer across the economy.

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The world is not cutting emissions fast enough to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and no amount of pomp and pageantry at COP30 will be able to sugarcoat that uncomfortable reality.

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Coal, a major source of pollution, accounted for nearly 60 percent of Chinese power generation last year, though massive installations of renewable energy are helping meet new electricity demand.

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"Every meeting, including December's, is a live meeting."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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