as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
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Recent Examples of small talk
For people without much practice in small talk, the challenge may feel daunting.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Having boring small talk with each other for the rest of our lives?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Their small talk is perfectly natural, philosophical and hilarious.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
And the show captures the kind of bull — and bullying — that passes for small talk in Hollywood.
—Nina Metz, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Having boring small talk with each other for the rest of our lives?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Their small talk is perfectly natural, philosophical and hilarious.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
And the show captures the kind of bull — and bullying — that passes for small talk in Hollywood.
—Nina Metz, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for small talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for small talk
Noun
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Tesfaye’s bold and electric presence onstage and onscreen is an intriguing counterpoint to the thoughtful and soft-spoken man who sits for a chat about his movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Phil and Rasmus were sat next to me, and were super open for a chat, outlining loads of stuff, thoroughly decent people, Phil then asked Matt Benham to come down and chat to my kids.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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White House special envoy Steve Witkoff is leading the talks from the U.S. side.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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President mulls joining Russia-Ukraine peace talks, expects ceasefire Henzel, the former diplomat, disagreed.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Much of the chatter leading up to the series has centered around the reception Soto will receive from the Yankees faithful.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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The lounges sway to their usual rhythm of excited chatter, clinking glasses and former players recalling their eras.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.—
Jessica Booth,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2024
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20talk. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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