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causerie

noun

ˌkōz-ˈrē

Definition of causerie

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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Also, deciding what types of communications are appropriate for asynchronous chat versus hosting a meeting can bring both clarity and boundaries to communication channels.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
While most voters tell us their biggest concern is affordability, a new issue has entered the chat, taking up an outsized amount of space on the campaign trail, on the airwaves, and in party war rooms.

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

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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

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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

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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.

— 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

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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

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