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also kibbitz
as in to converse
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate
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Recent Examples of kibitz
Others, like Anthopoulos and Preller, like to kibitz on the phone.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The eclectic — some could argue eccentric — dealers kibitzed about business trends and marveled about how quickly kids’ interests were changing as groups of boys sat on the floor showing off their favorite cards.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Peter Bart, former editor of Variety and head of production at Paramount, recalled that kibitzing at commissaries often led to dealmaking — and even Oscars.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
Parterre Box embraced both the sublime and ridiculous aspects of the art form with a breathless, over-the-top tone familiar to the gay fans who kibitzed during intermissions at the Metropolitan Opera.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
That June, Pras says, he had been invited by Frank White Jr., then the vice chairman of the president’s reelection campaign and one of Obama’s top fundraisers, to an intimate event in Miami, where for $40,000, donors could sit and kibitz with the president.
—Michael Ames, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
Guys who kibitz, inform and entertain all the way through.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
Instead, Cora and other members of the baseball operations staff enjoyed kibitzing with Celtics coach Brad Stevens, a visiting dignitary to Fenway in one of the organization’s busiest — and in some ways, most exciting — weeks of the year.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
Failed ex-candidates should kibitz seldom, and then without coy evasions; Mrs. Clinton deserved the rebuke.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The eclectic — some could argue eccentric — dealers kibitzed about business trends and marveled about how quickly kids’ interests were changing as groups of boys sat on the floor showing off their favorite cards.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Peter Bart, former editor of Variety and head of production at Paramount, recalled that kibitzing at commissaries often led to dealmaking — and even Oscars.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
Parterre Box embraced both the sublime and ridiculous aspects of the art form with a breathless, over-the-top tone familiar to the gay fans who kibitzed during intermissions at the Metropolitan Opera.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
That June, Pras says, he had been invited by Frank White Jr., then the vice chairman of the president’s reelection campaign and one of Obama’s top fundraisers, to an intimate event in Miami, where for $40,000, donors could sit and kibitz with the president.
—Michael Ames, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
Guys who kibitz, inform and entertain all the way through.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
Instead, Cora and other members of the baseball operations staff enjoyed kibitzing with Celtics coach Brad Stevens, a visiting dignitary to Fenway in one of the organization’s busiest — and in some ways, most exciting — weeks of the year.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
Failed ex-candidates should kibitz seldom, and then without coy evasions; Mrs. Clinton deserved the rebuke.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitz
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The most significant announcement was the rollout of AI Mode, a feature that allows users to converse directly with an AI assistant within Google Search.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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After filming the show, the Lopers have mandated time for the family to converse—periods when the phones must be turned off.—
Megan Margulies,
Outside Online,
16 July 2025
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The actor chatted with PEOPLE at the New York premiere for his new Prime Video series, Butterfly, on Tuesday, Aug. 6.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The brothers leisurely chatted for the next forty minutes, until the all clear sounded at 0830.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Altman and lesser personalities in the AI space often talk this way, making extreme, matter-of-fact proclamations about the future and sounding like kids playing a strategy game.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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One way was talking to journalists who hadn’t covered ’98.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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And people were twittering on TikTok, Instagram and other social media accounts about the night before when something in the evening sky freaked the system out.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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These conversations teach a person how to gab and, perhaps more importantly, how to respond to spicy information.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Chatting with the Oscar winner about her go-to wide-leg jeans (the trend-setter has been going barrel since before the denim style gained mass appeal) was like stepping into that scene in every Nancy Meyers movie where the gals gab about divorce over a buttery chard.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
27 May 2025
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“Kibitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitz. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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