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the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets
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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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Kotb said during a chat with the ET reporter on the Halloween set.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The store has several Instagram group chats filled with hundreds of customers, and those on the scene posted real-time updates to let others know how many items were left.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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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 city faces a deep political divide on key policy questions, such as the extent to which the large police budget should be preserved over other city services in upcoming budget talks.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fulwell 73, the company behind Hulu’s The Kardashians, and The SpringHill Company, which was founded by NBA legend LeBron James, are in talks to merge.Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 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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“Gabfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabfest. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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