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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters
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as in to talk
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours
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Recent Examples of chat
Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Kotb said during a chat with the ET reporter on the Halloween set.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Newton made the confession on his Funky Friday podcast while chatting with comedian Corey Holcomb.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Downey, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Danai Gurira and Chris Evans appeared in the Zoom-style video chat clip and had a lively debate about a catchphrase for the Harris-Walz campaign.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Kotb said during a chat with the ET reporter on the Halloween set.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Microphone quality: Gaming headsets with mics are designed with team chat in mind, so pure audio quality isn't a concern quite as much as whether your teammates can hear you.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Newton made the confession on his Funky Friday podcast while chatting with comedian Corey Holcomb.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
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But, as much as some chatter wants this to be the next Barbeheimer, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Despite internet chatter that Friday night's outcome was predetermined, the match was officially sanctioned by Texas regulators.Rob Wile, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
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During an extensive masterclass at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, veteran Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam engaged in conversation with actor-director Gautham Vasudev Menon about adapting literature to screen, his approach to period filmmaking, and his creative process.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Since sharing her day in the life videos, Morrissey has started to open up conversations at the theater.Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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In this week's episode of Truly Texan, Doggett talks in-depth about her experience with multiple sclerosis as well as what is was like to be a patient for once.Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cooper, 30, shouts to the 5,000 screaming young women who have packed the house.Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Majors began shouting in Grace’s face and grabbed both her arms, pinning them to her body.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Accounts like Deux Moi spread celebrity gossip, while fan accounts and Reddit threads have become places for people to dissect and discuss.Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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Series creator Sam Levinson has been one of Hollywood’s favorite subjects of gossip since the HBO drama premiered in 2019; there are rumors of his feuds with actors and dysfunction as a director, while many take issue with his explicit depictions of teen characters’ bodies on-screen.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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James Devaney Vivienne, of course, joined Jolie on opening night of The Outsiders, dressing on-theme in a navy utilitarian jumpsuit and converse.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2024
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Later, Lacy watches inquisitively as Janet converses with Avi (Elias Koteas), the leader of a cultish theatrical troupe who sets his sights on her.Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Asking Eric: These women jabber about the trip I wasn’t invited on.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Flying on cocaine, he’s become a jabbering head case who proceeds to kill himself by bashing his face with a circular 35-pound workout weight.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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By Belinda Luscombe / Boston October 23, 2024 11:41 AM EDT Seven minutes of chitchat and one real question into an interview, Mel Robbins begins to cry.Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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