as in consulting
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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Recent Examples of confabbing
So, while Rue and Maddy are confabbing over milkshakes in a diner, Alamo sends Rue off for a drive with his two toughs, G (Marshawn Lynch) and the icy Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson).
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confabbing
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Some had clashed with Trump over not consulting them before going to war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Trump has clashed with European leaders over not consulting them before going to war in Iran.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Florida has passed legislation restricting schools from discussing topics related to race and gender, books have been banned that mention race and sexuality.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Philpot took a trip down memory lane while discussing past seasons of the show, recalling the alternating love-hate relationship between Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder’s Ava Daniels.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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After conferring, Robinson and the other justices returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2026
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The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 May 2026
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“Confabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabbing. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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