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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
Allen’s gabfests later in the episode — with guests including singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and baseball star Willie Mays — set the tone for the conversational, anecdote-rich interviews that set the late-night vibe that remains today.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 June 2026
And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively.
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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.
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Jonathon Ramsey,
Car and Driver,
11 Nov. 2022
Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
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Steven Levy,
Wired,
17 Mar. 2021
Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest.
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Scott Ostler,
SFChronicle.com,
12 Dec. 2020
Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected.
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Adam Lashinsky,
Fortune,
6 July 2020
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 June 2026
And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively.
—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabfest
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Despite her dismissal, Keyser appeared in the first 20 minutes of Thursday’s episode, sharing a chat and a kiss with partner Zach Georgiou, and later slept in the bed with him.
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Instead of forcing users into a loud chat sidebar to ask for recommendations, the app uses AI to examine your favorite songs, genres, artists — as well as listeners with similar tastes.
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In the last year or two, there was chatter and debate whether Messi would actually be selected to join the national team again.
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.
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Cannon talk is also reverberating in the run-up to Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
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Vitello mentioned that the talk in the coaches’ room Saturday night focused on preparing to face Sale in the series finale.
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If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case.
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For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
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