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also dialog
1
as in conference
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
Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
For the people who put pen to paper — or more accurately, type pages of dialogue into Final Draft — seeing your ideas make it into the big screen is more unlikely than not.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Standout guests include Tamron Hall and Miguel, promising fresh perspectives and meaningful dialogue.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Within the next decade, the enchanting imagism of silent film would be supplanted by the talkie’s emphasis on dialogue and narrative realism, upending the format and studios that had made Keaton a star of the Old Hollywood system.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
For the people who put pen to paper — or more accurately, type pages of dialogue into Final Draft — seeing your ideas make it into the big screen is more unlikely than not.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Standout guests include Tamron Hall and Miguel, promising fresh perspectives and meaningful dialogue.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Within the next decade, the enchanting imagism of silent film would be supplanted by the talkie’s emphasis on dialogue and narrative realism, upending the format and studios that had made Keaton a star of the Old Hollywood system.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialogue
Noun
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The fund has been used for costs like student pay, conference fees and other operation costs, according to the donation page.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mainly, this conference is just being dominated by longtime football juggernauts Ohio State, Oregon and … Indiana.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were conversations about a young striker who was impressing at Southampton called Alan Shearer.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barrymore, 50, spoke about her experience in rehab during a conversation with Mae Martin on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday, Oct 24.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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He and O’Ward converse in Spanish.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has earned a reputation as a hardliner on immigration, an image that helped propel her to power amid rising nationalist sentiment and debate over Japan’s identity amid demographic decline.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During his first Zoom consultation with clients, Perri always asked them to share their story.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After corresponding with Hallidie, Gillham invited him to Kansas City for a consultation in 1879.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rull said her boss, Cutié, also didn’t know how the $150,000 for the rodeo and the mayors’ symposium was added to Aviation’s budget.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sulwhasoo’s research with Johns Hopkins University is ongoing, and the company will continue to host the symposium annually to unveil additional research.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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What To Know In his address to the Security Council, Guterres urged members to consider substantial reforms to help counter the stasis that has seemingly set in the council as a result of its current structure.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Controversy arose earlier this year after residents, a council member and the mayor declared a cooling station set up for homeless residents and others without adequate heating and cooling as unacceptable.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Dialogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialogue. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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