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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
Through games, small talk, jokes and sincere conversation the time passes and the trim is over, just in time for a mirror check.
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Once people heard about my experiment, I was freed from making small talk.
—Marina Cooley, CNBC, 5 July 2025
Want to learn how to get better at small talk (and actually enjoy it)?
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 July 2025
Interestingly, non-personal conversation topics among heavy users were linked to the steepest rise in dependency, underscoring that even small talk can spiral into unhealthy attachment when used excessively.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Once people heard about my experiment, I was freed from making small talk.
—Marina Cooley, CNBC, 5 July 2025
Want to learn how to get better at small talk (and actually enjoy it)?
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 July 2025
Interestingly, non-personal conversation topics among heavy users were linked to the steepest rise in dependency, underscoring that even small talk can spiral into unhealthy attachment when used excessively.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small talk
Noun
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After a firepit chat with Madix, the four couples headed back to the platform for the results.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Avoid sharing confidential or sensitive information in Gemini chats, as Google explicitly advises against it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Mozeliak has started to gauge the interest of a handful of contending teams, though the talks are described as preliminary.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Despite all the chatter on the outside, inside the ropes of the Bengals’ training camp launch this week, there was just solid work.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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And some of the chatter was about Bueckers hard-launching her relationship with her former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
27 July 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 3 Aug. 2025.
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