confabbed

verb

past tense of confab
as in consulted
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem

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  1. consulted
  2. conferred
  3. discussed
Verb
  • The pickup’s driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was taken into custody but was later released after police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • More complaints came in in June, and the agency contacted the people who filed them and gave them information about coyote behavior and consulted with the state about residents’ concerns.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of consulted
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  • Musk’s money and influence are pretty much all conferred on him by investors; if the Tesla and SpaceX stock prices drop far enough, his buying (and borrowing) power suddenly shrink.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of conferred
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  • The three-week trial included hours of video evidence and testimony from multiple witnesses and experts, including a medical examiner who discussed the injuries that killed the three firefighters.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, there wasn’t a single election ad on broadcast TV that mentioned data centers, according to tracking from the firm AdImpact, and in most of 2025, only a handful discussed them, largely in down-ballot state races.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of discussed
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“Confabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabbed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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