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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 drooled
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
Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
At the end of August, Kotb, who shares her daughters with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, chatted with the Wall Street Journal about her life since leaving Today after 17 years on the show.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At Chaves' suggestion, the two actresses chatted for about an hour about the character, the Conjuring films, religion, and more.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Nguyen was a vegetarian at the time, and the pair chatted about herbal tea and other homeopathic remedies.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So, is there a world where this film, one so long hoped-for and chatted-about, didn’t get an actual release?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
In the video below, the Investing Club’s Paulina Likos chatted with Freedom Capital’s Jay Woods, who is also a CNBC contributor, to get his thoughts on what Nvidia’s report means for the broader market.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
These messages and dozens more like them could have been avoided had my daughter chatted with a classmate or waited to talk with me later.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lockwood chatted with him amiably.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
At the end of August, Kotb, who shares her daughters with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, chatted with the Wall Street Journal about her life since leaving Today after 17 years on the show.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At Chaves' suggestion, the two actresses chatted for about an hour about the character, the Conjuring films, religion, and more.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Nguyen was a vegetarian at the time, and the pair chatted about herbal tea and other homeopathic remedies.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So, is there a world where this film, one so long hoped-for and chatted-about, didn’t get an actual release?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
In the video below, the Investing Club’s Paulina Likos chatted with Freedom Capital’s Jay Woods, who is also a CNBC contributor, to get his thoughts on what Nvidia’s report means for the broader market.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
These messages and dozens more like them could have been avoided had my daughter chatted with a classmate or waited to talk with me later.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lockwood chatted with him amiably.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatted
Verb
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But what if the bees talked back?—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy often shouted at the senators, who shouted at him.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether shouted from Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park or written on X, inciting violence can be criminal in the United Kingdom.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year, Putin and Kim signed a landmark defense pact in Pyongyang and pledged to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked – a move that has rattled the US and its Asian allies.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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With Bonzi clearly rattled, the Frenchman was unable to serve out as Medvedev fought back to force the contest into a deciding fifth set, only to lose the chaotic late night thriller in three hours and 45 minutes.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.—
Giuliana Perrone,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the team stuttered against the Philadelphia Eagles and then against the Atlanta Falcons in weeks 3 and 4.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
4 Oct. 2024
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“Chatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatted. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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