as in discussion
talking or a talk between two or more people
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances
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Recent Examples of conversation
Bertie said, increasingly happy with their conversation.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
While taking questions from reporters late last month, Trump was asked whether the topic of aid for Gaza came up during his recent conversation with Netanyahu.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The process starts with a conversation, followed by a review of the franchise disclosure document.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Our conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below.
—Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 2 May 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
While taking questions from reporters late last month, Trump was asked whether the topic of aid for Gaza came up during his recent conversation with Netanyahu.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The process starts with a conversation, followed by a review of the franchise disclosure document.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Our conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below.
—Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation
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However, with all the secrecy, private discussions that occur in corridors outside the Chapel and reports of deal-making, Harris says the process is more akin to another screen hit – TV show The Traitors.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Crawford must have had other enemies, and so maybe one of them with massive financial resources approached Delia to kill him in exchange for ensuring that her family would be set for life.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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The singer shared a screenshot of their text exchange in an Instagram photo dump from the night.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Recently the discourse around memecoins, and dragging the rest of the crypto landscape along as well, has turned decidedly political, as Democratic lawmakers have responded to several announcements by the Trump administration related to projects affiliated with the President’s family.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Politicians have a special obligation, by virtue of their outsize public platforms, to remove contempt from political discourse.—
Timothy Shriver,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Washington has held regular talks with both in recent days, including on Thursday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio held calls with Pakistan's prime minister and India's foreign minister while urging them to de-escalate and have direct dialogue.—
Kanishka Singh,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Help us, too, and help each other to build bridges, with dialogue, with meetings, uniting us all to be one people, always in peace.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Tesfaye’s bold and electric presence onstage and onscreen is an intriguing counterpoint to the thoughtful and soft-spoken man who sits for a chat about his movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The co-conspirators allegedly wrote a manifesto, posed for photos wearing the same clothing as the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine mass shooting and divulged their scheme in an online game's chat.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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