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as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
the antiques dealer is not the conversational sort, so customers should not expect any impromptu chats
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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
struck a very conversational tone in his reports of his travels through foreign countries
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as in vernacular
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
uses conversational language instead of more stilted expressions in her campaign speeches
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Recent Examples of conversational
The program also sets up a conversational system that starts with storyboarding and ends with post, basically handholding a user through the completion of a short (or a five-minute scene in a feature).
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
This automatic firmware update will introduce advanced AI capabilities, enabling more natural, conversational interaction with TVs.
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John Archer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Questions go from casual and conversational to hard-hitting, well-researched and deeply personal.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
It is designed for more conversational, complex, multi-step decisions that don’t fit neatly into a single search, the company said, such as planning a dinner party on a budget, or furnishing a room over time.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Google isn’t the first to imbue consumer audio hardware with a more conversational AI assistant powered by large language models.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
That dynamic helped give the summit its unfussy, collegial vibe—rather than a revolving door of proclamatory keynotes, speaking moments were intended to be conversational; the presenters and participants, peers.
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Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Finally, conversational editing in Google Photos is expanding to the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, while Magic Cue suggestions will appear in new messaging apps — though Google didn’t specify which.
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Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
That show is so unforgivingly edited down to jarring, staccato setup-punchline interactions that the interactions never feel conversational or informative.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
This automatic firmware update will introduce advanced AI capabilities, enabling more natural, conversational interaction with TVs.
—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Questions go from casual and conversational to hard-hitting, well-researched and deeply personal.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
It is designed for more conversational, complex, multi-step decisions that don’t fit neatly into a single search, the company said, such as planning a dinner party on a budget, or furnishing a room over time.
—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Google isn’t the first to imbue consumer audio hardware with a more conversational AI assistant powered by large language models.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
That dynamic helped give the summit its unfussy, collegial vibe—rather than a revolving door of proclamatory keynotes, speaking moments were intended to be conversational; the presenters and participants, peers.
—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Finally, conversational editing in Google Photos is expanding to the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, while Magic Cue suggestions will appear in new messaging apps — though Google didn’t specify which.
—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
That show is so unforgivingly edited down to jarring, staccato setup-punchline interactions that the interactions never feel conversational or informative.
—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversational
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Llorca recalls the technician being talkative and upbeat throughout most of the exam.
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Some cat breeds are particularly chatty, and their talkative nature is perfectly normal.
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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The Homeric poems have been translated into English and other vernacular languages for only the past 400 years.
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His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace.
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Experts warn Warsh's less communicative approach risks increasing market volatility and borrowing costs, potentially forfeiting accountability gains.
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Even though the pilot doesn’t have all the information passengers might want to hear in that moment, Kennedy said, many would feel relief that the person in charge is transparent, communicative, and cognizant of their feelings and concerns.
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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These employee-to-owner pipelines and apprenticeship-to-owner transitions marked informal forms of employee ownership.
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“Conversational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversational. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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