conversations

noun

plural of conversation
as in discussions
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 conversations Those involved in the push to make South Carolina first envisioned the living-room conversations and retail politics long associated with Iowa and New Hampshire. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 By Day 3, jurors who barely acknowledged each other in the courtroom were having quiet, lighthearted conversations during breaks in testimony. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Or these long conversations out in a beautiful setting, totally undistracted and uninterrupted. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Still, conversations about the tax are making headlines and filling social media spaces. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Through Hood’s conversations with Silvia in the weeks leading up to the execution, Hood learned that Silvia often hears voices and speaks to others who are not there. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Both are commissioned for Korean broadcasters first, though Yang says conversations with international platforms and distributors are already happening in parallel. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Both companies say the microphones aren’t recording conversations. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 Through her content and their story, the mother of two hopes that caregivers are also seen in these conversations. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversations
  1. discussions
  2. exchanges
  3. chats
  4. dialogues
  5. discourses
Noun
  • The space station has had a leak on the Russian side for several years, and astronauts recently and briefly sheltered in a Crew Dragon during discussions of a fix.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • However, there are no assurances that this latest set of talks will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the Times reported, citing people briefed on the upcoming discussions.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of discussions
Noun
  • In a series of email exchanges starting at the end of July with Levine Cava and Lourdes Gomez, director of the county’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Rosenberg pointedly asked whether the county approach is the right one.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the sometimes contentious exchanges, Attorney Dave Westland, representing the developer, said that his client is agreeable to all of the remedies proposed by the town.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Agents also infiltrated private group chats and gathered information on community members.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Document tools support multi-document chats, translation, presentation creation, and PDF interactions.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chats
Noun
  • There are dialogues that are totally private, no one’s watching.
    — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some dialogues seem leisurely and inconsequential, while some major revelations are over in seconds.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialogues
Noun
  • From the divisive barrel-leg and ultralow-rise styles to the return of skinny jeans, there has been no shortage of denim shapes to debate—and, in many cases, internet discourses to fuel.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Pannakara’s discourses on mindfulness and kindness in churchyards, town squares and in front of the Lincoln Memorial drew large, diverse crowds.
    — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of discourses

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“Conversations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversations. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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