variants
also kibbitzing
as in conversing
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate
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also kibbitzing
as in teaching
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Verb
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The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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This book is filled with a lifetime of teachings, as Rosemary Morrow has taught permaculture, all over the world, for 40 years.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Contestants form bonds and make decisions about compatibility while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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There's a lot of laughing and chatting between us.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cox was on the New York Yankees coaching staff during their 1977 World Series run.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For Cora and the entire coaching staff, that has to be a fundamental change between this season and next season if the organization wants to go deeper into the playoffs.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the eventual outcome, most observers are wary of such political interference in traditionally independent bodies.—
Nick Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Due to their isolated nature, rogue planet observations don’t suffer from interference caused by stellar radiation from host stars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These parables sometimes read like gibberish, talking both down and up to the reader.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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And its representatives are talking a big game about making the country a wellspring of world-class AI companies.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indianapolis schools saddened by sudden loss The program provided after-school programming, STEM summer camps, mentoring, and other college planning resources to nine school districts across the state when the grant was stopped.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Olathe, Kansas native works to expand access to quality education and strengthen partnerships with schools across 35 states, helping students and families through providing educational resources, mentoring and opportunities to assist in ending the cycle of poverty through learning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Kibitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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