schmoozing

variants or shmoozing
present participle of schmooze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of schmoozing Enjoy schmoozing with partners, spouses and close friends. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmoozing
Verb
  • The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ratajkowski appeared in the background of one photo, seemingly chatting with Butler.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Upon conversing with generative AI, the AI might agree with them that their suspicions are probably correct.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most of the clientele were families of Asian tourists, talking neither to us nor among themselves.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then a production assistant — a famously low-paying, entry-level job on film and TV sets — McGuirk happened to be near the camera operator, who was talking on the phone, when a colleague radioed to ask him to attend a rehearsal.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Schmoozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmoozing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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