1
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon
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2
as in babbles
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages
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Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
10 June 2026 -
The tool chats with job candidates, answers their questions about Chipotle, collects basic information, schedules interviews, and sends offer letters to candidates selected by hiring managers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Esperanza speaks Spanish in a phone interview with NPR, while her 9-month-old baby coos and babbles in the background.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Race radio babbles away from the glove compartment, providing updates in Portuguese and English.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Dener Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton talks with quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham #8 and Bo Nix #10 in the first half during the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Empower Field At Mile High on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Enterprise ambition has shifted from AI that talks to AI that acts, but the reality has been sobering.—
Praveen Satyanarayana,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As Paula finally reaches Detective Gonzalez and excitedly chatters about her wire transfer ruse, the wry officer isn’t amused.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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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
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The emotional high point comes at the bridge, when the song transforms into a stomp-clap rhythm and Rodrigo shouts the lyrics with abandon.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Patchett shouts out fellow authors in the novel, including George Saunders, Paul Murray and Kiran Desai.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Israeli military warning rattles coastal city Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Jabbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbers. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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