as in conversations
talking or a talk between two or more people
ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher
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as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge
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Recent Examples of converses
Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converses
Noun
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However, Parker’s leadership and city officials maintain that the plans are years in the making and a result of conversations with community members.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Radcliffe recalls hearing from audience members who left the performance changed by its frank conversations about mental health.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Rooster star Steve Carell chats about his latest show at HBO's Rooster Emmy FYC Event on April 26 in Los Angeles.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Honey Cooper chats with Professor Nader Gergis before attending his class on Wednesday.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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There have been internal discussions about the cause.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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And all of that will be facilitated by board of trade discussions with the Chinese.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Klaus talks to his sister in California on an elegant brass and Bakelite 1940s telephone (the props are divine throughout), complete with operator interruptions.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Our correspondent talks to him.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The two initially make a deal where Hannah exchanges free tutoring lessons for Garrett pretending to be her boyfriend, making her crush jealous.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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To further promote the Chinese film market and domestic films and enhance exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign film professionals, the pavilion hosted various activities.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Media discourses are considered processes for the collective social construction of reality in terms of frames and schemata.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 May 2026
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By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Converses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converses. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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