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also dialog
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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
calling for an international dialogue on human rights
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
coworkers having a short dialogue about politics at the watercooler before heading back to work
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Recent Examples of dialogue
With spare dialogue and sensitive visual storytelling, the film reveals a father’s shame, a child’s unwavering love, and the unspoken understanding between them.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The issue is complicated and more layered than the current public dialogue suggests.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Rather than positioning products as quick fixes, the brand is focusing on education, open dialogue and practical support.
—Footwear News, 7 May 2026
As the conversation progresses, dialogue options branch in real time as Phaedra shares more intimate details of what she's been going through and how the virus is evolving within her.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 May 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The issue is complicated and more layered than the current public dialogue suggests.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Rather than positioning products as quick fixes, the brand is focusing on education, open dialogue and practical support.
—Footwear News, 7 May 2026
As the conversation progresses, dialogue options branch in real time as Phaedra shares more intimate details of what she's been going through and how the virus is evolving within her.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialogue
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Still, much of the public conversations around education centers on test scores and older students, leaving early childhood largely out of the discussion.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Mom’s Day blends so well into the May springtime, thus inviting a conversation with the genius and mystery of creation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Try to do it in advance so that the conversation can be heard as a request to plan, rather than a demand for course correction.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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For a more hands-on wellness experience, Zero George partners with Longevity Club, which offers individualized health consultations, Pilates, yoga, personal training, small group fitness classes, and holistic care, designed to support balance, resilience, and overall vitality.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Personalized assessments typically begin with a one-on-one intake consultation on arrival.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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The debate was sponsored by The Denver Post, Denver7 and Colorado Public Radio, and the first question asked Bennet and Weiser to identify a policy position that separated them.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The incorporation of UAVs into regular military operations marked a paradigm shift in the conduct of warfare, introducing new tactical possibilities, strategic dilemmas, and ethical debates that continue to evolve.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Lampley brought up the exchange involving Colbert’s friend, which ended up being cut before air.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 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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Aditya Simha does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Clarity provides a digital workspace where students draft assignments and, when enabled by their teacher, consult approved AI tools for feedback along the way.—
TIME Contributors,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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The media has largely circled Penn State’s Gavin McKenna, but the discourse in the league is a little different.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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“Dialogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialogue. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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