as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
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The Week Us, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Friday’s list of activities featured ice breakers, table talks, and opportunities to write down our feelings, thoughts and ideas in our high-quality journals provided by BLK.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
However, the timing of those main table talks could move up, after Fain’s new deadline was given late Monday, the source added.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
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The Week Us, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Friday’s list of activities featured ice breakers, table talks, and opportunities to write down our feelings, thoughts and ideas in our high-quality journals provided by BLK.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
However, the timing of those main table talks could move up, after Fain’s new deadline was given late Monday, the source added.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for table talk
Noun
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But the county party official, who was the most senior Republican political leader in the chat, was not entirely absent either.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the chat conversations could be edited, legal experts say, while the phone call recordings could run afoul of Florida’s two-party consent law.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Oil surges as Iran picks Khamenei’s son as supreme leader, but comes off a tad after the Financial Times reported about talks on a possible coordinated release of reserves.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones Deal Powered by two processors and eight microphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 give you industry-leading noise cancellation that effectively eliminates the sound of traffic, office chatter, or airplane engines.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sound rose with laughter, casual chatter and the low hum of a crowd finally allowed to eat.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Lilian’s least favorite activity was small talk.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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And small talk may help to pass the time but doesn’t invest that time with learning or vibrance or novelty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Table talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/table%20talk. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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