: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
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Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Such outreach draws its lineage to President Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats, when Depression-era Americans would gather around the radio to hear his voice.
—Brooke Schultz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Eric D. Lawrence, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
Ostermann is scheduled to speak at a fireside chat at a Goldman Sachs autos conference later this week.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Read more here 6 Milwaukee-area restaurants with cozy fireside dining for cold days
Journal Sentinel reporter Jordyn Noennig has these suggestions for a warm, comfortable winter setting.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Such outreach draws its lineage to President Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats, when Depression-era Americans would gather around the radio to hear his voice.
—Brooke Schultz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Stellantis Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann is scheduled for a fireside chat at a Goldman Sachs event on Wednesday.
—Eric D. Lawrence, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
Ostermann is scheduled to speak at a fireside chat at a Goldman Sachs autos conference later this week.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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