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Recent Examples of chitchat Meanwhile, Green made do with a slightly depressing cafeteria lunch—a cheese-and-pickle sandwich and a shiny red apple—and some chitchat about the weather. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 There was a time in the not-so-distant past when people knew their neighbors’ names, made polite chitchat with strangers, and believed in fostering community — so say your older relatives unprompted at every conceivable opportunity. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Hawkins makes this seem like a monumental spew of words rather than benign chitchat. Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 These were among the points of pre-roundtable chitchat on a recent afternoon in West Hollywood when The Times gathered five musicians nominated for prizes at February’s 67th Grammy Awards. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chitchat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chitchat
Noun
  • The investigation has since expanded to include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chat that included members of his family.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
  • During their chat, the conversation turned to some of their less savory SNL jokes, including pranks behind the scenes.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Based on all the chatter coming out of camp, Wilson already seems to be having a positive influence on the Giants.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • There was a lot of chatter about the government replenishing local government consumer subsidy funds after strong demand, which led to depletion in several cities.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet Trump, whose administration had entered into talks with Iran aimed at reaching an agreement on the country's nuclear program, has backed the Israeli offensive and has openly contemplated joining the Israeli campaign through strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Share it consistently through talks, X posts or articles, backed by real results.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025

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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chitchat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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