as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge
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Recent Examples of converse
Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Where Walter Isaacson and Stacy Schiff will converse at the National Archives.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Seen facing each other on a couch, the two converse with the ease of good friends.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Where Walter Isaacson and Stacy Schiff will converse at the National Archives.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for converse
Noun
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Titled Forever Our Girlfriend, the celebration takes place at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, where Akil will sit down for a candid conversation with Hollywood Confidential founder Steve Jones.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Sep. 2025
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The conversation eventually shifted to basketball.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Your team members can simply dive right in and start chatting with little training, which is ideal for a communication app.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Implement reverse mentoring, where younger employees share digital fluency and senior colleagues offer strategic and cultural insight.—
Gilda D'Incerti,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Do a reverse image search of the pet's photo and search for a distinctive phrase in the description.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Residents of the apartment complex described 40 to 60 gunshots during the exchange of gunfire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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China’s growing interest in winter sports has opened new space its sports and tourism exchanges with countries where skiing is popular.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crunch talks The industry split on this issue comes as auto bosses prepare to meet the EU’s von der Leyen on Friday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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What To Include In Your Martial Conversations When talking to legal counsel, be as specific as possible.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Only his near contemporary, the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens (who survived into old age), who weirdly enough also was a lawyer for an insurance company, rivals Kafka in terms of the inverse proportion of literary originality and canonical significance to dullness of life story.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The chart above is showing you that the stock is now emerging from an inverse head and shoulders.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Donohue, a one-on-one discussion with Hunt and a later meeting with his constituents further complicated his decision.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If both polls and discussions with my friends are anything to go by, Americans feel forever locked in a state of political conflict.—
Sarah Stein Lubrano,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Department of War created a new task force in August to accelerate counter-drone development.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Converse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converse. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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