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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As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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In perhaps the most striking example of learning during sleep, Konkoly, Paller, and several collaborators witnessed what amounted to conversations with people who were in the midst of dreams.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 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
Noun
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Yet the time when the ocean was treated as an afterthought in climate discussions is ending.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Local Republicans including unsuccessful mayoral candidate Sharon Beloin-Saavedra urged angry parents to turn out at a council meeting to complain, and there have been extensive Facebook discussions condemning the city budget.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Settlement talks Sixteen lawyers crammed the tables next to Judge Bredar in the largest federal courtroom in Baltimore for the pre-trial hearing.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Below, Weisman talks with THR about the difficult conversations in the writers’ room about presenting the interracial friend group onscreen, considering an alternative killer and the message the series sends about the danger shame and secrets pose to women.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Moon in Sagittarius activates your 3rd House of Communication, encouraging direct expression and clearer exchanges.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Instead, their exchanges are rooted in something far more meaningful.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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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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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Converses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converses. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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