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friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
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Recent Examples of small talk
No time, really, for small talk when so many calls were coming in, so many orders for sesame chicken (and 20 other chicken dishes), or wonton soup, scallion pancakes, egg foo young, chow mein.
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Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The request seems to have substituted for small talk, as though the artist were skipping incidental matters to inquire about what was really on his mind.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
What to Know Jill Biden told the Post the president-elect made small talk with her after French first lady Brigitte Macron, who sat between them for much of the ceremony, left her seat.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Skip the small talk and discuss larger conversational prompts at Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The request seems to have substituted for small talk, as though the artist were skipping incidental matters to inquire about what was really on his mind.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
What to Know Jill Biden told the Post the president-elect made small talk with her after French first lady Brigitte Macron, who sat between them for much of the ceremony, left her seat.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Skip the small talk and discuss larger conversational prompts at Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small talk
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Along with access to more than 59 countries, NordVPN also allows users to connect to multiple devices (from computers to phones to tablets) and offers 24-hour live chat support.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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The chat evolved to a zoom call and then a visit with Zito’s family and then a day at the office meeting people.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Besides direct-to-consumer streaming MLB has been in talks with local cable and satellite distributors.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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First Base: LaMonte Wade Jr. Despite trade talk during the offseason, the Giants elected to retain Wade and roll with him as their starting first baseman.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Bong Joon-ho is addressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo‘s villainous character in Mickey 17.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.—
Jessica Booth,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2024
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20talk. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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