converses 1 of 2

plural of converse

converses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of converse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of converses
Verb
Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.
    — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
Verb
  • Consider This host Juana Summers talks with ProPublica reporter Avi Asher-Schapiro about FBI records that point to a possible congressional pay-for-play scheme.
    — September 26, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The White House also arranged for an elaborate military review that the leaders and their spouses observed before the Oval Office talks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The title of the episode refers to its two pivotal phone exchanges.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the late 1980s, the University of Iowa began operating real-money futures exchanges to forecast presidential elections.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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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“Converses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converses. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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