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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
Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The company was supposed to have blocked crawlers from Google harvesting Claude chats, but hundreds of conversations were found with some simple searches.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For video chats, a low-latency Super Resolution filter, temporal noise filtering, and frame interpolation can improve video quality and smooth a low-frame-rate video chat.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Second, 73% of all chats are not work-related, a sharp increase from 53% a year ago.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Ricki Starren and Finnegan remain close, and Ricki chats with a sister of Xayavong.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Many people seem to dwell in politically siloed subcultures (red states, blue cities, suburban group chats, neighborhood-watch forums) that drive them to misanthropy, doomscrolling, and, yes, neurosis.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
While some questioned and denied the authenticity of some of the conversations, direct apologies for his actions seemingly confirm the validity of the private chats.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Brittany chats with Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell and freelance writer Emma Marris about the limits of AI creativity and what this 'slop' is doing to us on and offline.
—Brittany Luse, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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 forum offered a full day of programming with panels, fireside chats and presentations featuring leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Statista and UMass Memorial Health.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The company was supposed to have blocked crawlers from Google harvesting Claude chats, but hundreds of conversations were found with some simple searches.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For video chats, a low-latency Super Resolution filter, temporal noise filtering, and frame interpolation can improve video quality and smooth a low-frame-rate video chat.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Second, 73% of all chats are not work-related, a sharp increase from 53% a year ago.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Ricki Starren and Finnegan remain close, and Ricki chats with a sister of Xayavong.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Many people seem to dwell in politically siloed subcultures (red states, blue cities, suburban group chats, neighborhood-watch forums) that drive them to misanthropy, doomscrolling, and, yes, neurosis.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
While some questioned and denied the authenticity of some of the conversations, direct apologies for his actions seemingly confirm the validity of the private chats.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Brittany chats with Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell and freelance writer Emma Marris about the limits of AI creativity and what this 'slop' is doing to us on and offline.
—Brittany Luse, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Noun
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Israel hit Doha, Qatar, an ally that has been hosting peace talks, neutralizing the president’s effort to persuade Hamas to accept terms for a ceasefire.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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The news also doesn't change Boeing's status as a key bargaining chip in trade talks.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tech companies scrape billions of social media posts, forum discussions and digital conversations from communities worldwide.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This requires a sharp eye and harsh conversations about who is representing the Republican Party.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Share discoveries and ask questions in team discussions.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s escalating assault on Gaza City came as Rubio arrived in the country for discussions about the war and the hostages.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ben shouts out of his car window.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Shannon shouts, her words drifting back to Jenn in the rear seat.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most are unaware of any campus programs designed to foster such exchanges.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to Global, the text exchanges demonstrate that Bosworth had too close a relationship with the winning bidder, its construction partner, and its lobbyist.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Chats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chats. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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