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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
Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Elayne’s boozy chat with her stepdad, Gaebril, feels realistic and warm.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Variety also chatted to Dohna and Capurro in the run-up to the Series Mania Forum.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Grant recommends that employees be intentional about making real connections at work, whether that’s by setting up coffee chats with your colleagues or bonding over solving a problem together.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Elayne’s boozy chat with her stepdad, Gaebril, feels realistic and warm.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
The two colleagues worked the room, chatting easily with every table.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Variety also chatted to Dohna and Capurro in the run-up to the Series Mania Forum.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
Noun
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The combat is usually riddled with party chatter and characters shouting their special moves, which creates a high-energy crescendo of sights and sounds when paired with the excellent battle music.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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This set off some table-wide chatter about the most recent World Series, which the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in somewhat humiliating fashion, capped off by a disastrous error-riddled inning that saw a five-run lead evaporate in the decisive Game 5.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Join Discussions – Follow AI conversations on LinkedIn, listen to AI podcasts, or attend webinars.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine continued to trade strikes overnight after Trump's conversation with Putin.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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She's laid off most of her staff and is talking with a realtor about selling the organization's office building.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The new inmates were then forced to kneel while prison guards shaved their hair and shouted commands.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Meghan talked about struggling with toxic press coverage while Harry described how his older brother, Prince William, shouted at him.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is gossip as intimacy’s glue—the best, richest kind.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
15 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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