Thesaurus results for CONVERSES

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noun

plural of converse

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of converse

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

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

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Noun

After all those conversations, one thing that has become clear is that families don’t expect Washington to fix everything.

— Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
Saturn stations retrograde in your 3rd House of Communication, asking you to review writing, conversations, planning, and the mental habits shaping your day.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of conversations

Verb

Despite that, when Bezos talks, a lot of people pay attention.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.

— Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of talks

Noun

Wrexham were given something of a runaround in the opening exchanges before finally settling into a rhythm.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Keith Humphreys, a Stanford psychiatry and behavioral-sciences professor and a former adviser to President Obama, supports needle exchanges and opposes the widespread jailing of users.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of exchanges

Noun

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
Hagai Palevsky considers these discourses and more while examining Sethphemera, essays and interviews by the cartoonist Seth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026