as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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Recent Examples of chitchat
These were among the points of pre-roundtable chitchat on a recent afternoon in West Hollywood when The Times gathered five musicians nominated for prizes at February’s 67th Grammy Awards.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: The practice in recent months has seen a slow but steady return to the land of cubicles, water cooler chitchat and harsh fluorescent lighting.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Keep them in active cancellation mode to mute external noise like traffic or chitchat, or put them in transparency mode to hear what’s going on around you.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: The practice in recent months has seen a slow but steady return to the land of cubicles, water cooler chitchat and harsh fluorescent lighting.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Keep them in active cancellation mode to mute external noise like traffic or chitchat, or put them in transparency mode to hear what’s going on around you.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chitchat
Noun
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Along with access to more than 59 countries, NordVPN also allows users to connect to multiple devices (from computers to phones to tablets) and offers 24-hour live chat support.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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The chat evolved to a zoom call and then a visit with Zito’s family and then a day at the office meeting people.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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
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Besides direct-to-consumer streaming MLB has been in talks with local cable and satellite distributors.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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First Base: LaMonte Wade Jr. Despite trade talk during the offseason, the Giants elected to retain Wade and roll with him as their starting first baseman.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chitchat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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