causeries

noun

plural of causerie
as in chats
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 causeries
  1. chats
  2. talks
  3. chin music
  4. table talk
  5. chatter
  6. small talk
  7. jaws
Noun
  • Livestream chats, fan conventions, charity streams, book clubs, mutual-aid networks, and local meetups can move people from passive spectatorship toward real relationships.
    — Belonging Forum, 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
Definition of chats
Noun
  • The Rockies have yet to broach extension talks with Goodman, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity in order to speak candidly.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • After nearly a month of silence, the government made its first apparent move to engage with the protesters Monday, when a senior minister held talks with movement representatives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Warren’s second pitch of that plate appearance made for some chin music — more so than the one that Contreras walked on — and earned a glare from the batter.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Arjun Ashokan’s character uses the chokeslam, and Ishan Shoukath’s character Little delivers the sweet chin music kick.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of chin music
Noun
  • When the table talk turns political, Hagains suggests shifting your approach instead of your mood.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of table talk
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
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Steak for a crowd is too expensive, and requires a level of last-minute theatrics incompatible with small talk.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • The conversation started with small talk between the woman and Gonzalez.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of small talk
Noun
  • This cinches everything into place, while also tightening down the jaws of the hasps so they can't be opened until the Cordalock is unlocked.
    — Ben Coxworth July 18, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of jaws
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