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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
The Tonight Show host chatted with Stephen Colbert about their long-time friendship and memories over the years before Fallon performed a musical number in celebration of Colbert.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Wearing matching leather coats, the two chatted constantly, pointing at parade formations and singing along with performers.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
As Kish chatted with the guest judges, about 10 people in director chairs sequestered in a production room keep in contact, asking questions to keep the storyline going.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Musk associate and communications consultant Juleanna Glover also chatted with Epstein.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Some chatted with organizers of the event, going over sample ballots and party platforms.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Willie had chatted him up in a chance meeting that led to an intimate friendship.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In the 2010s, according to the files, the two men traded jokes, arranged times to meet and chatted about the late financier's health.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Kristin Scott Thomas, star of Slow Horses, whispers that the production of The Cherry Orchard she and I chatted about last year, will now head into the West End in October.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Wearing matching leather coats, the two chatted constantly, pointing at parade formations and singing along with performers.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
As Kish chatted with the guest judges, about 10 people in director chairs sequestered in a production room keep in contact, asking questions to keep the storyline going.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Musk associate and communications consultant Juleanna Glover also chatted with Epstein.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Some chatted with organizers of the event, going over sample ballots and party platforms.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Willie had chatted him up in a chance meeting that led to an intimate friendship.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In the 2010s, according to the files, the two men traded jokes, arranged times to meet and chatted about the late financier's health.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Kristin Scott Thomas, star of Slow Horses, whispers that the production of The Cherry Orchard she and I chatted about last year, will now head into the West End in October.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatted
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Top prospect Bryce Eldridge talked with his childhood idol.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee also talked to reporters about the issue on February 24, according to Bloomberg.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before and after the vote, people in the hearing room shouted at lawmakers and warned of the harm the bill could do.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 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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Miami cruised into the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, but sputtered and Stanford took advantage, going into a zone defense and outscoring UM 18-5 in the final stretch to force overtime.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The few cars that attempted to drive through the flood sputtered and died, bonnet-deep in swirling pondweed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran's leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake rattled at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile southwest of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Chatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatted. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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