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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 sporting events, fun activities with kids, happy hour with friends, schmoozing with someone or perhaps appreciating the arts and the entertainment world.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Neither Sanchez nor Shulman was invited to the Grammy Awards in February, but both spent time schmoozing at the sidelines of the event.
—ABC News, 25 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, 22 Mar. 2026
Neither Sanchez nor Shulman was invited to the Grammy Awards in February, but both spent time schmoozing at the sidelines of the event.
—ABC News, 25 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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Before chatting with Deiver, Accurso spoke to Gael, a 5-year-old with significant developmental delays.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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At the moment, Conan appeared to be chatting with audience members while standing onstage.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In his book The Stalin Cult, the historian Jan Plamper described a group of students, including some World War II veterans, who flipped the Stalin poster in their dorm to face the wall before talking candidly about their wartime experience.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Birol said the agency was talking with countries including Canada and Mexico about increasing the production of crude and oil products.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Set on a remote Scottish island, the film follows siblings Isla (Rankin) and Sandy (O’Rourke), who spend their days hunting birds, conversing with mythical beings, and fiercely fending off outsiders.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Later at a restaurant, the rest of the Clyburn clan is more engaged with their devices than conversing as a family.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Schmoozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmoozing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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