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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters
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as in to talk
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours
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Recent Examples of chat
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Over the next few days, Microsoft will start allowing people to sign in to Teams with Skype credentials, and Skype contacts and chats will transfer over, according to a blog post.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Angrej Singh, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Moments earlier, Behar also paid tribute to The View's iconic lineage of cohost tension, as the panelists (and guest cohost Ariana DeBose) engaged in a Hot Topics chat about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills criticizing each other's finances.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
How to fix it: Reach out to current employees on LinkedIn for informational chats that can lead to referrals.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Over the next few days, Microsoft will start allowing people to sign in to Teams with Skype credentials, and Skype contacts and chats will transfer over, according to a blog post.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Teams gradually overtook Skype in professional settings Teams became the hub for Office 365 where users can chat, make video calls and share files.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Moments earlier, Behar also paid tribute to The View's iconic lineage of cohost tension, as the panelists (and guest cohost Ariana DeBose) engaged in a Hot Topics chat about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills criticizing each other's finances.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
Noun
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Bong Joon-ho is addressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo‘s villainous character in Mickey 17.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, the conversation about Bitcoin’s role in national financial strategy has just begun.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The potential 2025 mayoral candidate, a Democrat who represents District 2 on the City Council and formerly served in the North Carolina Senate, also lays out a strategy for how to advance national conversations about race and violence.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In photos obtained by Page Six, Affleck and Garner appeared to be in good spirits — laughing and talking — while at a paintball park in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Emma Stone is also spotted talking to Blackpink member Lisa and posing for a photo together.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Also, shout out to Roan's left thumbnail, which is currently swathed in a Band-Aid.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2025
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Green shouted that the president did not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Amber Rose attended Darren Dzienciol's annual Oscar eve party at The Goldstein estate on Saturday, March 1 in Beverly Hills, showing off a completely new look.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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People were polite on the surface, but beneath that facade there was a pervasive undercurrent of gossip, backstabbing and insincerity.—
Margaret Graziano,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At one point, Mandel stepped out of the room to let the two converse alone, while emotional piano music swelled in the background.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Seen facing each other on a couch, the two converse with the ease of good friends.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Trump cannot stop jabbering about serving a potential third term, a blatant violation of the Constitution’s cap on terms Presidents can serve these days.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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In our few minutes, Smoltz indulged a couple of jabbering old sports writers.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, Green made do with a slightly depressing cafeteria lunch—a cheese-and-pickle sandwich and a shiny red apple—and some chitchat about the weather.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Positioned near the far edge of the second row, not the alpha dog position that he is used to, Mr. Trump kept leaning over to speak to Mr. Obama, who smiled and indulged him in cordial chitchat.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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