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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
Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Reader’s more intimate size also felt a bit like a group chat, maybe, but less chaotic and ever-present.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Craig previously teased the allure of this mystery while chatting with Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Manaea bounced back with three scoreless innings after the chat.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Reader’s more intimate size also felt a bit like a group chat, maybe, but less chaotic and ever-present.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
During their visit, Prince William and Princess Kate chatted with WI members over some baked goods, like Campari cake and brownies, of which William is a particular fan.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Craig previously teased the allure of this mystery while chatting with Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
Noun
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Two types of story dominated the chatter in the newsroom this week.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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Read the Room While everyone’s all for friendly chatter before the game or between plays, once the ball’s in the air, many folks will want to focus all attention on what’s happening on screen.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When isolated statistics are presented without context in the media, there is every reason to conclude that data does not offer anything valuable to the conversation.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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After Young's conversation with authorities, Hooper was then charged with first-degree murder, Mayer said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crunch talks The industry split on this issue comes as auto bosses prepare to meet the EU’s von der Leyen on Friday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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What To Include In Your Martial Conversations When talking to legal counsel, be as specific as possible.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moments after grabbing Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, footage shows Suárez shouting and then spitting in the direction of a Sounders staff member.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is a write-in ballot option to shout out your top pick of sandwich maker.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The famous wit adds a lot to a story that’s partly an earnest tango with grief, and partly an act of gossip.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lack of transparency from management Lack of transparency from managers and higher-ups often leads to mistrust, speculation and gossip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 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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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
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Meanwhile, Trump cannot stop jabbering about serving a potential third term, a blatant violation of the Constitution’s cap on terms Presidents can serve these days.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The initial touch marks the transition from regular life—chitchat, logistics, social armor—to the otherworldly realm of the massage, in which mind and body are uniquely harmonized, and some kind of euphoria is achieved.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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