as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich
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Noun
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Shared creative flow fosters faster bonding than small talk.—
Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Lulls and awkwardness in small talk are normal, says Bonfil.—
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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.—
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
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Much of the chatter leading up to the series has centered around the reception Soto will receive from the Yankees faithful.—
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The lounges sway to their usual rhythm of excited chatter, clinking glasses and former players recalling their eras.—
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“Prates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prates. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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