Thesaurus results for CONVERSATIONS

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 Between announcements, conversations, engine noise, and everything else happening around you, reducing these additional sounds can make a long travel day much more comfortable. — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 For example, right now, Zalando isn’t really using the text conversations shoppers are having with its online assistant but is likely to do so in the future. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 Intimate affairs and conversations around money matters could also intensify. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Measure the minutes returned to clinicians, then reinvest those minutes in patient conversations. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The clinic has built a strong international presence and is often included in conversations about the top hair-transplant clinics in Turkey, particularly among patients who want the process to feel organized from the start. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Investigators examined planning conversations between Turning Point and university officials and the university’s response to the shooting. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Members of Gen Z are coming of age during a period when conversations about mental health and personal well-being are considerably more public. — Jeff Leblanc, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 My good friends Jim Fourmont of the Lamplighters and Bill Miller, who has been a Lamplighter and a Harmonizer, agreed wholeheartedly in my recent conversations with them. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, the White House is attempting to stem the political bloodletting, particularly in these red states, amid discussions regarding diesel export restrictions after a beef tariff suspension announcement in August.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
Tehran has spent long weeks in discussions with Oman, on the other side of the strait, on how to manage shipping traffic.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of discussions

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Xi also announced that China will invite 100,000 American youth to come to his country for studies and exchanges in the next five years and that China will send two pandas to the zoo in Atlanta.

— Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Five French labels, including Baziszt, Coltesse, Egonlab, Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Mii Collection, will participate in exhibitions, market visits, and exchanges to help the brands better understand China’s retail and consumer ecosystem.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchanges

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Tired of Luann’s antics already, Porsha chats with the other women during it, and Luann doesn’t just yell at her from the stage but walks into the crowd to scold her face-to-face into the microphone.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Once the men arrived and got comfortable, Hansen would enter the room and confront them, often reading directly from transcripts of their online chats.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of chats

Noun

The Climate Leaders Roundtable Breakfast promised candid dialogues on topics exploring the intersection of technology, fashion and climate.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Praising the plan as a good start to open dialogues, Su suggested that much more cooperation would be needed to make the safety mechanism meaningful.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 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

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