confab

noun

confab intransitive verb

Examples of confab in a Sentence

we had a little confab about the merits of the plan after the requisite confab, we got down to business
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But this high-altitude confab is no Victorian perambulation. Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025 At the company’s annual developers confab, held in the US capital for the first time this week, Huang mentioned several times that half of the world’s AI researchers come from China, which used to be a key recruitment pool for Silicon Valley. Gina Chon, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Turmoil and disruption in the traditional television business, from the new dominance of YouTube and streaming platforms to the rise of AI, will dominate conversations at the international TV confab MIPCOM Cannes. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025 Spain even opened a support office in Singapore to boost their presence in Asia where demand is up 63% from last year, according to the report revealed at the annual confab in Cannes. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confab was in 1701

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confab. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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