as in chats
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets
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Recent Examples of gabfests
And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabfests
Noun
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There is her next-door neighbor, Elwood, but the screenwriter’s agoraphobia allows for just short chats through open windows.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Study came out a little while ago, talking about sycophancy in LLM chats and its effect on sort of attribution of fault during conflict.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The countries are to hold talks this week on cementing the truce, which each hailed as an unalloyed victory.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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During the regular session budget talks stalemated largely on the overall size of the spending plan.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those big tires with big sidewalls soak up a lot of the road chatter before the suspension even starts suspending.—
Joe Salas
April 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 Clarity lands where chatter once created noise.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Gabfests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabfests. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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