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schmooze

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verb

variants or shmooze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of schmooze
Noun
Yes, everyone’s favorite stoned bathroom linen Towelie returned to South Park for this week’s all-new episode, helping Randy rebrand his marijuana business (with the help of AI and ketamine) by heading to Washington D.C. to schmooze with President Donald Trump. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025 This is a great day to schmooze with friends and members of groups and organizations. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Verb
Funnier is her effortless schmoozing with Kyle, a.k.a. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 In Eternally Electric, Gibson recounts having to schmooze a Pittsburgh program director to get her record played. Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schmooze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmooze
Noun
  • My group chats blew up when the news was official, because about an hour prior certain music news social media accounts did their best Woj impression and spoiled the announcement with some of us not yet ready to call it, even if betting markets had Bunny as the favorite.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One senior manager, who did not want to be named as he is not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, said his chat threads lit up.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Students should be encouraged to converse with their AI tutor without fear of ridicule for asking questions in class.
    Steve Grubbs, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her comments have sparked a media storm for the WNBA, drawing more attention to the league and Collier’s place in helping chart its future during the ongoing labor talks.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back in Europe, regional leaders will converge in Copenhagen on Wednesday to discuss measures to bolster the continent’s security, following a recent spate of airspace incursions in countries including Denmark, Poland, Romania and Estonia.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Women who are at higher risk with a family history of breast cancer or other risk factors should discuss timing of screening with their health care provider.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There has been much chatter about possible collaborators for the upcoming album.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There is always chatter about these type of things, but this one is unlikely to lead to anything as of now.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The incident came up during a conversation with guest Jason Bateman, who had complimented Fallon on his gift of the gab after the host appeared on an episode of his Smartless podcast.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Having a gift for gab definitely helps pass the time between bites, Hinrichs says.
    Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Schmooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmooze. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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