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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters
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as in to talk
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours
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Recent Examples of chat
Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The two men spoke in a video chat just days after the wallet was found.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Guests can also chat with Rabbi Mendy Goldstein and co-director Alta Goldstein.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Yeoh, who plays Madame Morrible in the films, recently revealed that fans will be getting a melodic surprise in the upcoming Wicked: For Good during an exclusive chat with PEOPLE about her lead voice role in the upcoming English-language version of the Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha 2.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The two men spoke in a video chat just days after the wallet was found.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
Read All About It Taylor Swift teared up during a podcast interview with her boyfriend (and his brother), chatting about her upcoming album, the start of their relationship, getting the master recordings for her music and more.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Guests can also chat with Rabbi Mendy Goldstein and co-director Alta Goldstein.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
Noun
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That means subway rumbles, office chatter, and café chaos all fade into the background.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, there has been chatter among technologists in national security circles about the need to improve software delivery in the federal government.—
Lisa Umberger,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So in the first season, there were a lot of conversations about [it].—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But decades ago, Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, were the center of conversations for their marriages to then Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, respectively, and also because of the relationship between them.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Throughout a second year of OTAs, minicamp and training camp, Daniels has done even more of that with his receivers and tight ends, talking to second-year tight end Ben Sinnott about a blitz pickup or to the veteran Samuel about the timing on his deep ball.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Ramírez-Garofalo, a young man with dark hair, large forearms, and the beginnings of a goatee, drove and talked fast.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But there is currently no way of stopping other gossip apps from being created in response to Tea.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The opening night of Gamescom brought a slew of announcements, including Batman getting a brand-new LEGO video game.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes the most confident and extroverted C-suite representatives turn to jabbering wrecks when a camera is placed in front of them.—
Nikos Lemanis,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The first half hour is filled with the weirdly neutral techno jargon of soldiers jabbering code words into their headphones to what I (as a know-nothing) am tempted to call Mission Control.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The intrigue: The trend over the last few months has been a slow but steady return to the land of cubicles, watercooler chitchat and harsh fluorescent lighting.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
9 Dec. 2024
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There’s no chitchat with Woll; only lengthy, philosophical conversations about the world around him.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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