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as in talk
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
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Flirty texts, meaningful exchanges and chance encounters spark something unexpected, especially through everyday moments like errands, commutes or late-night chats that start casually and end with momentum.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Read THR‘s spoiler chat with the Duffer brothers on the series finale.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The chat was about Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price’s new book, An Amazing Generation, and Harry and Meghan called in from their Montecito, California home.
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The Hill, her debut novel, has a log-line that calls to mind a certain PTA movie that may have also divided your group chat this year.
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Noun
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Try to plan your visit during the Dark Sky Festival, held annually in the late winter or early spring, to meet up with fellow stargazing enthusiasts and hear astronomy talks by park rangers.—
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
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In a conversation last season, Barkley said his top five running backs of all time were Barry Sanders, Faulk, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith, and Adrian Peterson.—
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The conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.—
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One summer day, Joe O’Donnell conversed with his wife and daughter inside a gazebo overlooking a small lake, taking a midday break from running their horse boarding facility, Irish Acres.—
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When the Museum is Closed is about a part-time, lonely museum worker, Rika Horauchi, whose job is to converse with a statue of Venus—in Latin—on Mondays, when the museum is closed.—
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Now Carmelo can be seen at every Syracuse game, chattering constantly to Kiyan and his teammates.—
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Insects chatter in the trees in waves and pulses in the heat.—
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This gossip could not be further from the truth.—
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The story was first reported by Hollywood-centric social media gossip account Deuxmoi.—
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In the past two decades, much of the often spirited discussion has centered on Michael Jordan and four-time league MVP LeBron James.—
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As an iconic component of downtown infrastructure, the skyway network cannot be separated from broader discussions about the revitalization of downtown.—
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Davis stood up and shouted at referee Jeffrey Anderson.—
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The post even shouted out Moore, who was absent.—
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The pair talk about everything, from fun chitchat to discussing schemes and how Riley can get his body healthy as his load increases.—
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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.—
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chat. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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