as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge
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as in reverse
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Recent Examples of converse
Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Seen facing each other on a couch, the two converse with the ease of good friends.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Those of us who write New Yorker profiles aspire, in our way, both to understand and to portray the people who agree to converse with us.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
At one point, Mandel stepped out of the room to let the two converse alone, while emotional piano music swelled in the background.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Seen facing each other on a couch, the two converse with the ease of good friends.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Bowie this week was advised by the city attorney’s office that she had been seen conversing with the Taylors in the hallway outside the council chambers, which could be construed as stepping outside of her role as a neutral party in an appeals hearing.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Those of us who write New Yorker profiles aspire, in our way, both to understand and to portray the people who agree to converse with us.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for converse
Noun
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Famous Last Words, based on the Danish format Det Sidste Ord, captures longform, deeply personal conversations with major luminaries.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Among her recent videos documenting her conversations on Omegle, a video-chatting app for talking with strangers, the one that performed best featured a man calling her an anti-trans slur (Lee isn’t trans).—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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In an exclusive with WWD, Leclerc sat down to chat about his definition of success both on and off the racetrack, working with Constant as his stylist, tapping into his creative side through his new studio and more.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The MagellanTV takeover follows Blue Ant listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in August through a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The acquisition is the first major deal for Blue Ant since its returned to the Toronto Stock Exchange with a public listing after completing a reverse takeover of assets from Boat Rocker Media.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the proposal, the release of all Israeli hostages—dead and alive—would occur within 72 hours of Israel formally accepting the deal, in exchange for the release of 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 detainees from Gaza.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also acquired Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve earlier in September.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After awarding the voluntary furlough, management will proceed with involuntary furloughs in inverse order of system seniority up to the 1,800 number, in accordance with flight attendant contracts, the union said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the shape of a paranormal event, like the one seen in the film, is exactly inverse to traditional story structure.—
Daniel Noah,
IndieWire,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While what kind of crust a Key Lime pie should have is often up for discussion, there’s no debate as heated as what should top the tangy pie.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Near the end of the day, Haag gathered her students for their usual wrap-up discussion.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the comedic-political precedent closest to the Kimmel affair is the extended showdown between artist and network caused by The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1968-70), at the time the sole counter-cultural redoubt in prime time.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The counter north of Banks recorded 6,251 vehicles per day in July 2010 and 8,186 in July 2024.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Converse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converse. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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