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as in talks
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 conversations
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 converses
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 chatters
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 chats
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Listening felt like being pulled into side chats with lots of different characters who were at precisely the right level of intoxication to reveal something interesting to you—crushes, anxieties, rivalries.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Eager to please the guests, Mike chats with them about the turtles, stingrays, and fish, but there is a strong current that makes swimming a struggle for some guests and almost takes one of them, Liz, away.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
That’s according to offensive coordinator Luke Huard, who said the quarterback has been meeting with young wideouts, setting up group chats, watching film and working with them at walk-throughs.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
There’s a history there that just makes those chats hit harder.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Tutorials, recommendations, reviews, and get-ready-with-me chats were content staples.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly chats with national security correspondent Greg Myre and books and culture reporter Andrew Limbong about some of their favorite books and authors in the world of espionage fiction.
—December 29, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The annual event in Indianapolis also allows general managers to speak with one another in person, engage in informal chats with agents and meet with the media to discuss their visions.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Listening felt like being pulled into side chats with lots of different characters who were at precisely the right level of intoxication to reveal something interesting to you—crushes, anxieties, rivalries.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Eager to please the guests, Mike chats with them about the turtles, stingrays, and fish, but there is a strong current that makes swimming a struggle for some guests and almost takes one of them, Liz, away.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
That’s according to offensive coordinator Luke Huard, who said the quarterback has been meeting with young wideouts, setting up group chats, watching film and working with them at walk-throughs.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
There’s a history there that just makes those chats hit harder.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Tutorials, recommendations, reviews, and get-ready-with-me chats were content staples.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jarrett frequently appears in her videos, including sit-down Q&A chats the couple films together.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly chats with national security correspondent Greg Myre and books and culture reporter Andrew Limbong about some of their favorite books and authors in the world of espionage fiction.
—December 29, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chats
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The talks come amid heightened regional tensions, including ongoing protests inside Iran and mounting concerns about possible military escalation as the US builds up its forces in the Middle East.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Iran threatened to escalate any conflict if the US attacked, ahead of nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The comment came after staff had raised concerns over the potential damage Gates’ association with Epstein, particularly in their conversations surrounding the philanthropic organization, could have on the foundation.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Having open conversations about these insecurities can help expel them, and even strengthen the relationship.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
13 Nov. 2025
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He’s best known at this point either for playing the clownish Jack on Will & Grace or for being the relatively serious one of the three celebrity chatters on his podcast, Smartless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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This year’s unexpected winner, however worthy, is likely to re-stoke debate over the category within BAFTA and kids and family circles, following chatter last year after Paddington In Peru was excluded from the long-list.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Grinning and giggling, their chatter in between camera setups is all over the place.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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While the sale of the Rothschild stake has been delayed, one person familiar with the discussions said there has been significant interest, and a sale will likely be completed in the coming months.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Oman, which has mediated the two rounds of discussions this year, announced that the third round would be held on Thursday in Geneva.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Yet there has been no panic internally, nor shouts from players or hierarchy to abandon the plan.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Just search The Outside Podcast on YouTube to enjoy these chitchats with your eyes as well as your ears.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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