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as in talked
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 chattered
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 chatted
Carole and Alizée also attended Ascot that day, where Carole chatted with Prince William and King Charles in the Royal Box.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
While neither party has publicly chatted about the breakup, their proxies can talk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The band members chatted with The Times about recapturing the effortless essence of their immortal beach-ready sound and looking forward to a second chance to chase an endless summer.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The pair reached in for a hug and chatted briefly before going back to their respective groups.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 June 2026
The two chatted about the possibility after Tuesday’s game, and Boone had plans to use the lefty in the sixth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
The pair, who had a steamy on-screen romance on the ABC drama, chatted about their recent TV roles and reflected on working together.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Eno Sarris chatted live on the site with subscribers on Friday, June 5.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Ladies sat in plush chairs around the space and chatted.
—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
While neither party has publicly chatted about the breakup, their proxies can talk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The band members chatted with The Times about recapturing the effortless essence of their immortal beach-ready sound and looking forward to a second chance to chase an endless summer.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The pair reached in for a hug and chatted briefly before going back to their respective groups.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 June 2026
The two chatted about the possibility after Tuesday’s game, and Boone had plans to use the lefty in the sixth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
The pair, who had a steamy on-screen romance on the ABC drama, chatted about their recent TV roles and reflected on working together.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Eno Sarris chatted live on the site with subscribers on Friday, June 5.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Ladies sat in plush chairs around the space and chatted.
—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatted
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The Best Books of the Year (So Far) Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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The guy who looked like a Peter Max drawing and talked like a Marx Brother!—
Kurt Andersen,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
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Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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The 49ers wide receiver shouted out the Washington Commanders in an Instagram Story video Sunday.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
22 June 2026
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The lyrics are both whispered and nearly shouted.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Whereas the World Cup has long given way to the phenomenon of the English World Cup hype anthem (of these, New Order’s 1990 banger World in Motion is arguably the most listenable outside the context of the actual event), the tradition seems to have sputtered out.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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The tandem of Towns, Bridges and Hart started the matchup with much better percentages before the offense sputtered down the stretch of Game 3.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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The gruesome discovery left many on the block rattled.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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“Chatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatted. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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