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causerie

noun

ˌkōz-ˈrē How to pronounce causerie (audio)
Definition of causerienext
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causerie
  1. chat
  2. chatter
  3. talk
  4. chitchat
  5. natter
Noun
  • The billboard was the catalyst that pushed her to book her travel shortly afterward, and the group trip finally made it out of the group chat.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nationwide, the 988 lifeline has received more than 26 million calls, texts and chats since July 2022, when it was changed from its pre-existing 10-digit number.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Industry chatter about the potential sale quieted after Vulcan’s recent booster woes.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That sparked chatter about potential interest from another Dominican team (such as Licey, given a connection with his uncle, Erick Aybar) and/or from teams in Venezuela, with several reportedly inquiring.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • The positive news on Monday is that there’s been progress and substantive talks on Gauthier, who’s a restricted free agent.
    — Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But some experts who followed the talks thought that Araghchi’s proposals were made in earnest.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • 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.
    — James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of chitchat
Noun
  • George Seaton, the Academy president, natters on about the 50th birthday of film, and the worldwide context of the current films, a tacit dig at TV.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
Definition of natter
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