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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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Fire up the group chat sooner rather than later to coordinate schedules.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
One group can gather around the table and another can sit and chat on the sofa and armchairs.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Set on 100 acres of land, bring friends or family for a stay filled with lawn games, barbecues, and fire pit chats.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Fire up the group chat sooner rather than later to coordinate schedules.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
So far he’s chatted with Omari Hardwick, Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries about their influence on pop culture.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
One group can gather around the table and another can sit and chat on the sofa and armchairs.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
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Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Calls tab will also keep a history of all previous conversations.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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One of the biggest wins for international ocean governance was the U.N. High Seas treaty passed in 2023, which was created to establish conversation goals across country lines.Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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After one school announced this week that students who feel too distressed by the presidential election results will be allowed to skip classes, a political scientist has shared tips for talking to kids about election stress.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Tyka Nelson, Prince's only full sibling and a talented musician in her own right, has died at age 64.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The celebrity break-up has, for a long time, been the coup de maître of tabloid and internet gossip.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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James Devaney Vivienne, of course, joined Jolie on opening night of The Outsiders, dressing on-theme in a navy utilitarian jumpsuit and converse.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2024
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Later, Lacy watches inquisitively as Janet converses with Avi (Elias Koteas), the leader of a cultish theatrical troupe who sets his sights on her.Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Flying on cocaine, he’s become a jabbering head case who proceeds to kill himself by bashing his face with a circular 35-pound workout weight.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Hello Kitty blanket while Gazal jabbered to a wild-haired imitation Barbie doll dressed as a bride.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
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Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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By Belinda Luscombe / Boston October 23, 2024 11:41 AM EDT Seven minutes of chitchat and one real question into an interview, Mel Robbins begins to cry.Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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