prates 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of prate

prates

2 of 2

noun

plural of prate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prates
Verb
  • 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, 1 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Inside The Breakfast Club studio, where Charlamagne Tha God talks politics and culture.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tech company wants to turn your small talk into big sales.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Conversations with him are free of small talk.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But when a murder rattles a nearby town, Gregory must hop on the case, which reveals darker elements of his own mind too.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Later, on her way out, Benson runs into Kathryn Tynan, the new chief of detectives, who is effusive with compliments in a way that rattles Liv just a little.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some online chatter has also attributed the smaller options to the rise of Wegovy, Ozempic and other weight loss drugs.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Rodger’s upcoming debut novel, which is due to publish in 2027, has been directing chatter in worldwide circles, leading to the auction.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Prates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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