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or shmooze
as in to chat
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 schmooze
The onetime Bachelorette villain turned podcaster rocked up to Lawn Club in a perfect garden-party-appropriate light blazer and happily schmoozed with anyone who passed him at the bar.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 May 2026
Cook’s schmoozing with the Republican president is not without consequence.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Eight dining venues and 10 bars encourage schmoozing, drinking and dining and servers’ attention is prompt.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Questions of longevity At the LNG reception in Houston, chief executives from competing LNG companies based in the U.S., such as Cheniere and Freeport LNG, schmoozed in a VIP section cordoned off with a red velvet rope.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 May 2026
Cook’s schmoozing with the Republican president is not without consequence.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Eight dining venues and 10 bars encourage schmoozing, drinking and dining and servers’ attention is prompt.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Questions of longevity At the LNG reception in Houston, chief executives from competing LNG companies based in the U.S., such as Cheniere and Freeport LNG, schmoozed in a VIP section cordoned off with a red velvet rope.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmooze
Noun
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Please also chat with our team using the chat widget at the bottom right-hand corner of this page for the fastest support.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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And yet, Chisholm’s chat with Fallon sparked some jokes and blowback after the host asked the colorful character what the Yankees’ ultimate goal is this season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Paul DiPierro and Scott Ostrander, owners of adjacent restaurant Origami Asian Grill, encouraged Pruner to talk to the landlord when the space vacated.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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My mother opens the balcony door and starts hanging up underpants, talking to the guests with her back to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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But sidle up to the bar, eerily silent until the restaurant quickly fills with chatter, and order a stiff drink before settling into a table and digging into heaping plates of pasta, milanesa, and a Caesar salad that always hits the spot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Verb
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But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Since his election last year, Leo has made a point to directly converse with — and sometimes critique — various aspects of society, ranging from politics to entertainment and sports.—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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 12 Jun. 2026.
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