as in discussion
talking or a talk between two or more people
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances
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Recent Examples of conversation
The conversation returned at Augusta National Tuesday, and Morikawa defended his stance.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Out Keep the conversation going after the winning hit by spotlighting viral moments, breakout performances, and meme-worthy reactions.
—Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Commenting on someone else’s hygiene is one of the more delicate conversation topics.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
After those conversations, the hardliners backed the Louisiana Republican.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Out Keep the conversation going after the winning hit by spotlighting viral moments, breakout performances, and meme-worthy reactions.
—Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Commenting on someone else’s hygiene is one of the more delicate conversation topics.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
After those conversations, the hardliners backed the Louisiana Republican.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation
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The discussion glossed over many of the raw (and funnier) moments featured in the book, which is written both in each author’s individual voices, as well as several co-written passages.—
Zena Tsarfin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Johnson said Wednesday’s discussions involved not only House lawmakers, but Republicans in the Senate, as well.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Quantum communication is the actual exchange of information over these networks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The following year, she was traded to Orlando Pride in exchange for midfielder Sam Witteman.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Cassell occasionally brings this discourse to life as a panel host and guest.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In previous generations, national figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and James Baldwin played critical roles in helping to guide public discourse on the subject of race.—
Anne Tapp Jaksa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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This means moving beyond simple surveys and engaging in deeper, more interactive forms of dialogue such as workshops and focus groups.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Terri Taylor, a strategy director at the Lumina Foundation, a heavyweight funder with one and a half billion dollars in assets, told me that a group of twenty organizations joined a call in December, after Trump’s reëlection, to trade notes on efforts to foster dialogue on campuses.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Murdoch, now Isomorphic’s president, told CNBC in an interview by video chat.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Feel free to copy and paste it to your pre-baby-meeting group chats, or use it as a jumping off point for your own personal message.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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