schmoozed

verb

variants or shmoozed
past tense of schmooze
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players

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Recent Examples of schmoozed Nominees across all 24 categories mingled and schmoozed before taking part in the traditional class photo. — Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 As a former International Monetary Fund researcher and head of the IMF’s China Division, Prasad schmoozed with the elect at the World Economic Forum and cruised around the world’s capitals in limousines. — Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmoozed
  1. chatted
  2. talked
  3. conversed
Verb
  • Flow Space chatted with two leading experts about the best ways to keep your eyes healthy in midlife and beyond.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
  • Anne also met with South Korea’s president Lee Jae Myung and chatted with members of the K-pop group NMIXX, who joined the Princess Royal for a reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • The challenge wasn’t simply learning how a powerful man walked and talked.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Rubio said that smaller Chinese brands he’s talked with haven’t been open to adopting similar return policies.
    — Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • But the writers have conversed with one another and have been living in this world for so long.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of conversed

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