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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
Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
More and more, large language models are relieving people of the burden of reading and writing, in school and at work but also in group chats and email exchanges with friends.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, less than 24 hours after the shooting, an organizer sent an emergency message to the group’s Signal chats.
—Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
At the peak of the New Deal era, Roosevelt would hold these chats on the radio twice a year.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Be wary of misbehaving devices — in-person chats are more reliable than texts or emails.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Group chats vibrated in confusion, anger and disbelief.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Their Eyes also reveals the workers speaking openly in Slack group chats, sharing their frustrations and their ideas for circumventing the crowdworking platforms.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 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
Users can either post in specific topics or start private chats.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
More and more, large language models are relieving people of the burden of reading and writing, in school and at work but also in group chats and email exchanges with friends.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, less than 24 hours after the shooting, an organizer sent an emergency message to the group’s Signal chats.
—Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
At the peak of the New Deal era, Roosevelt would hold these chats on the radio twice a year.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Be wary of misbehaving devices — in-person chats are more reliable than texts or emails.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Group chats vibrated in confusion, anger and disbelief.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Their Eyes also reveals the workers speaking openly in Slack group chats, sharing their frustrations and their ideas for circumventing the crowdworking platforms.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 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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Asked about the pending deadline, a White House official told USA TODAY that Trump would like to keep limits on nuclear weapons and involve China in arms control talks.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The current talks also coincide with the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States on Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some teens worry that relying on AI for emotional support could make real conversations harder.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Travel, in particular, will benefit from open conversations about the facts of your schedule — and be sure to write down important information.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 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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There was some chatter about Alshon’s over-poaching in the final, but sometimes a super-dominant male strategy works.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Still, his worst game of the year — a four-interception outing in a Week 10 loss to the Rams — again prompted chatter about his ability to perform in the biggest games.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.—
MARK ANDERSON,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Equally, industry discussions at Göteborg did not skirt the large challenges facing the Nordics, often shared by the global industry at large at a time of wrenching industry disruption.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
1 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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Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Search The Outside Podcast on YouTube to enjoy these lovely chitchats with lovely faces to boot.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
4 Feb. 2026
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The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Chats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chats. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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