1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play
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2
as in coaxed
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palavered
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Swift chatted about her recent engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Her aunt and fellow troupe member, Lloyda Ontiveros, chatted about her Samoan heritage and her art as the group cooled off in the shade following a mid-morning performance.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rhule coaxed a score prediction ahead of the Michigan-Nebraska game from Portnoy.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fischer and Leonberg coaxed out Indy’s performance themselves.—
Laura Martin,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ed Sheeran has talked openly about thinking of his career in arithmetic terms.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fast-rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has landed herself a role in one of the buzziest and most talked-about upcoming film series.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Palavered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palavered. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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