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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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
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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmooze
Noun
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ExpressVPN only takes around five minutes to set up, and also promises lightning-quick connectivity and 24-hour live-chat support, and allows users to connect to any device, from computers to phones to tablets.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Oct. 2025
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Both Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas shared a positive takeaway from their chats with management.—
Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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The talks may not result in a final deal, but at present Coinbase appears to have the inside track over Mastercard.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Negotiators met this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, which has mediated the talks, which led to the announcement of the agreement yesterday.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The design software vendor's stocks climbed 7% after Altman discussed Figma's integration into ChatGPT, and showed how third-party applications could plug in with OpenAI's Apps software development framework.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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That particular topic is probably the most controversial topic in the world, but there's still a lot of editorial safeguards in place where people can discuss things.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Similar chatter has emerged during past election years since the dawn of the 22nd Amendment, but usually in a more light-hearted nature.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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