variants
or shmoozing
as in chatting
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 schmoozing
Enjoy sports, the arts, schmoozing and good times with others.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
But, of course, schmoozing with the press has never been part of Melania’s comfort zone — and maybe with good reason.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, lots of media members are on the field, and most are schmoozing with each other.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Right before the pandemic hit, Sennott experienced one of her first rites of passage in Hollywood — schmoozing with executives in a round of meetings that go absolutely nowhere.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
But, of course, schmoozing with the press has never been part of Melania’s comfort zone — and maybe with good reason.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, lots of media members are on the field, and most are schmoozing with each other.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Right before the pandemic hit, Sennott experienced one of her first rites of passage in Hollywood — schmoozing with executives in a round of meetings that go absolutely nowhere.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmoozing
Verb
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Aniston opened up about the relationship while chatting to Elle back in November.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Kato is talking with local schools about turning Mardi Gras bead-making into a community project.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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As kids get older, this transparency can cross over into talking honestly about social situations, financial decisions, or household values and responsibilities.—
Dina Gachman,
Parents,
16 Feb. 2026
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Reading a book — yes, a real book with pages, gotten from a library or a store, not a Kindle; conversing, face-to-face, with a friend; taking a walk in a park or in the country?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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All manner of inquiries might be required to tease out of the person what transpired while conversing with the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Schmoozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmoozing. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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