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
How the Babbel App Works Instead of bombarding you with random vocabulary words, Babbel teaches you how to navigate everyday situations like ordering at a restaurant, asking for directions, or making small talk.
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PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Duggan remembered her as a serious and studious politician who didn't start meetings with small talk about the Detroit Tigers or Lions but who, instead, wanted to immediately start the agenda.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Naturally, books invite more than surface-level small talk.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Duggan remembered her as a serious and studious politician who didn't start meetings with small talk about the Detroit Tigers or Lions but who, instead, wanted to immediately start the agenda.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Naturally, books invite more than surface-level small talk.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small talk
Noun
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The chat additions are a subtle change since the existing Google Assistant can already pull up a list of nearby restaurants, for example.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even in chat or calls, people go through ridiculous flows.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Senators are engaging in behind-the-scenes talks to reopen the government.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Famed for launching Downton Abbey, the network has been courting sale interest for well over a year, but for all the industry chatter and press speculation, ITV’s silence has been stony.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the case of Copeland, has noted that his name has not even been brought up within WWE, even with the online chatter.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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