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friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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Recent Examples of chitchat
Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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
Dedicate a moment for sharing stories, or follow Zavala’s lead and let chitchat around the ofrenda happen organically.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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
Dedicate a moment for sharing stories, or follow Zavala’s lead and let chitchat around the ofrenda happen organically.
—John Paul Brammer, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chitchat
Noun
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Before practice on Wednesday morning, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube pulled Max Domi aside for a chat.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Based on user chats, ChatGPT may also suggest tasks, although users will have the option to accept or decline them.Rishi Kant, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli official briefed on the talks confirmed the deal to NBC News.Natasha Turak,Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chitchat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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