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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
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The vice president, played by Bowen Yang, then entered the chat, as Hegseth asked about his trip to Greenland.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
In the spring of 2013, Natalia regularly chatted with them about their flowers and landscaping.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Moroccan Cannon, 13, was vibing with his chat this past Thursday (April 3) when his family decided to join the fun.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The vice president, played by Bowen Yang, then entered the chat, as Hegseth asked about his trip to Greenland.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
In this fireside chat for business hub Retail Rx, Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, chats with Yang Lu, the chief information officer at Tapestry, to learn how Tapestry is approaching luxury in this digital age.
—Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
In the spring of 2013, Natalia regularly chatted with them about their flowers and landscaping.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
Noun
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Related Articles Over the weekend, there was a lot of online chatter about Elliott either closing his business or selling it to Authentic Brands Group.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The last week has been a lot of chatter on the matter.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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No one’s drafting legal paperwork just yet, but all the comment sections, podcast clips, and late-night talks between friends around it suggest the conversation is shifting.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show and its participants were even parodied on Saturday Night Live in January, with comedian Ego Nwodim playing Amuli, and other cast members mocking people’s poor conversation skills and unintelligent dating decisions.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tonya Mosley talked with Justene Hill Edwards about the rise and fall of the Freedmen’s Bank on NPR’s Fresh Air.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Handmaid's Tale creator Bruce Miller talks the shocking reunion in the season 6 premiere.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The gossip began summer of 2024, when the two were spotted out having lunch together.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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My name was in the news, the gossip sites, even on the billboards around town.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes the most confident and extroverted C-suite representatives turn to jabbering wrecks when a camera is placed in front of them.—
Nikos Lemanis,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The first half hour is filled with the weirdly neutral techno jargon of soldiers jabbering code words into their headphones to what I (as a know-nothing) am tempted to call Mission Control.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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People who have lots of weak ties, who make eye contact and idle chitchat with baristas and neighbors, feel happier than those who don’t, her studies find.—
Olga Khazan,
Vox,
11 Mar. 2025
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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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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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