as in talks
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business
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or shmoozes
as in chats
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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Noun
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Health care talks plant seeds to resolve shutdown Federal subsidies for people to participate in the Affordable Care Act, which is nicknamed Obamacare, are expiring at the end of the year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025 -
President Petr Pavel, who will appoint the next prime minister, was expected to start talks with party leaders on Sunday.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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,
1 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Director of operations Victor Dedushaj, who runs the beverage program, visits Premier Napa Valley, Bordeaux En Primeur, and other industry events to keep the cellar stocked with the best, including exclusive bottles.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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Illinois visits Purdue on Big Ten Network, which feels a bit too sleepy to be a proper chaos agent.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trio discusses success in the Sun Belt—particularly for the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes—and how the NHL might better monetize its popularity oversees.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sönke Gößling, PhD, (right) discusses the plans for the energy trailer with Finn Floßbach.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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