crosstalk

noun

Definition of crosstalknext
as in dialog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosstalk
  1. dialogue
  2. exchange
  3. happy talk
  4. debate
  5. discourse
Noun
  • Directed by Richard Linklater, and co-written with Hawke and Delpy, Before Sunset crafts dialogue that feels organic and deeply personal throughout, always flowing seamlessly, always capturing the rhythm of a genuine conversation.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Shaun's attempts to find the tyke at the fair inspire lots of Aardman's typically hilarious sight gags, all performed without dialogue.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dialogue
Noun
  • Distributed free by local officials, supplies are abundant at the house where Sleaze smokes fentanyl and works security in exchange for drugs.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The exchange, help spurred by a congressional committee, mirrored a similar swap in September in which U.S. citizen David Lin came home after nearly 20 years.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
    Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of happy talk
Noun
  • El Salvador’s audacious decision in 2021 to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender and establish a national Bitcoin reserve ignited a global debate on the future of reserve assets.
    Sean Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Quite when that point is, is a matter of some debate.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of debate
Noun
  • In the YouTube comments, there is plenty of discourse on that topic, which is exactly what the creators intended.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mihalek said the problem is compounded by online discourse, which can add more vitriol to people's frustrations.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of discourse
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