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friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets
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Recent Examples of gabfest
In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022
Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021
Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020
But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020
What was supposed to be his roommate interview became a gabfest.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020
The tone at this annual gabfest in the Alps was set with a downbeat forecast on Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.
—Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022
Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021
Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020
But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020
What was supposed to be his roommate interview became a gabfest.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020
The tone at this annual gabfest in the Alps was set with a downbeat forecast on Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.
—Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabfest
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Live chat isn't available, but Otter’s chatbot can provide helpful tips and troubleshooting steps.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
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In addition to their active group chat, the siblings all get together at least once a month with their father to have lunch at the LVMH headquarters in Paris.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
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Compass is in advanced talks to buy Berkshire’s HomeServices of America , and a deal could come together soon, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Prisoners sit in rows in the corridor outside their cells for the talks or are led through exercise regimens under the supervision of guards.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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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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“Gabfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabfest. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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