as in chat
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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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
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
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 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
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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
So, Lee never got the opportunity to truly schmooze with the local media in between his introductory press conference and the Hornets’ opening training camp at Duke University last October.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmooze
Noun
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Reinhart, Petsch, and Mendes even have a group chat.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In this episode, Sourcing Journal executive editor and denim expert Angela Velasquez chats with Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, about the latest issue of SJ Denim and the industry at large.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Connor called 911 for help, and authorities tried to locate Mallory while also talking to the rest of the friends about what happened.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her focus is less on the reason for the decline than on the question of why people—even close family members—stopped talking with one another.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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This year, all eyes are on just three contests nationwide—and most of the chatter has centered on Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric mayoral run across the Hudson as a democratic socialist.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Have people lost the ability to converse?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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 5 Nov. 2025.
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