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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
Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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
Dedicate a moment for sharing stories, or follow Zavala’s lead and let chitchat around the ofrenda happen organically.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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
Dedicate a moment for sharing stories, or follow Zavala’s lead and let chitchat around the ofrenda happen organically.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chitchat
Noun
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Devin allows seamless switching between tasks without disrupting workflow by displaying all essential tools (like chat, code and terminal) on one screen.Balaji Dhamodharan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This allows for organic relationships between characters to form, and through the use of in-game proximity voice chat, which allows players to hear each other by getting physically close in virtual space, viewers become familiar with characters through the sound of their voice.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Natural light plus background chatter plus the smell of coffee equals better stories for you.Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Close losses have been the bane of their season so far, but games like Wednesday’s can help with stacking wins and quelling trade chatter, even if for just another day.James Jackson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Correspondent Rita Braver looks back on the remarkable life of a public servant and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and talks with Carter's son, Chip; former Carter aide Stuart Eizenstat; and biographer Jonathan Alter, about Jimmy Carter's legacy.David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Pep talks, affirmations or an arm around your shoulder are good medicine for sticking to your New Year’s resolutions.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chitchat. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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