Thesaurus results for TABLE TALK

table talk

noun

Definition of table talk

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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Recent Examples of table talk This might also be a good year for a little table talk about hunger — about how a lot of households, even many living above the poverty line, struggle to meet their nutritional needs. — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for table talk

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Attorney Magdalena Gebhard, who represented a victim in a previous Berlin trial that led to a conviction, said there was an inner circle of eight perpetrators but that some of the chat groups had up to 50,000 members.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
This comes on the heels of iOS 27 beta 2, which added a dedicated Write with Siri button on the keyboard, an Insights feature in Apple Wallet, updates to iPhone-to-Android RCS chats, and more.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

Limited-edition bottles feature conversation prompts designed to encourage people to move beyond small talk while sharing a meal.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Over the course of the film, often during small talk, other students try to mentor Charlie on how to fit in.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of small talk

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