as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich
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One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
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Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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That’s the at-bat teammates and coaches gush about, though, the one Noel makes sure gets mentioned when anyone talks to him about his epic blast.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Devin Harris talks Nowitzki on Amazon Prime Nowitzki is preparing to join Amazon Prime’s new NBA studio show, which will include Taylor Rooks and Steve Nash, among others.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ask about their weekends, their hobbies, how work is going or other small talk topics.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once, small talk in meetings faded into the background.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Seattle crowd rattles the kids, the pass game is out of sync after, effectively, never practicing together this August, and Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon have Ricky Pearsall locked down.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s war on wind, solar rattles clean energy industry.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.—
Jessica Booth,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2024
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Prates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prates. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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