table talk

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Recent Examples of table talk This might also be a good year for a little table talk about hunger — about how a lot of households, even many living above the poverty line, struggle to meet their nutritional needs. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024 Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024 Friday’s list of activities featured ice breakers, table talks, and opportunities to write down our feelings, thoughts and ideas in our high-quality journals provided by BLK. Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023 However, the timing of those main table talks could move up, after Fain’s new deadline was given late Monday, the source added. Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for table talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for table talk
Noun
  • Chanel’s Hydra Beauty Camellia Repair Mask is on my bedside table and Summer Fridays’ Jet Lag Mask and eye patches are favorites in my group chats.
    Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Group chats operated around the clock, filled with memes, tactical analysis and predictions that aged poorly within minutes.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • There was talk after every season about Bill threatening to quit and the board talking him out of it.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Yet there had been chatter than the show, from New Regency and Chernin Entertainment, may not continue.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2026
  • An idealist could view the competing chatter as throat-clearing typical of a high-stakes labor negotiation.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Making small talk about boycotts of companies associated with bad causes, Maher observes that Hugo Boss supplied uniforms to the ur-villains of the 20th century.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
  • Maybe the mood came first and the small talk followed, a symptom mistaken for a cause.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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“Table talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/table%20talk. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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