as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
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As edited, with valuable commentary by Wagner, Trevelyan’s letters and diaries blend gossip, declarations of love, Eliot’s table talk and, not least, a remarkable woman’s shrewd observations.
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
At the very least, this fun Easter trivia will make for good table talk over Easter brunch or at an Easter party.
—Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 6 Apr. 2023
Action And Change To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, employers need to go beyond table talks and policies.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Often, the lyrics are closer to commonsense kitchen-table talk than to poetry.
—David Cantwell, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
At the very least, this fun Easter trivia will make for good table talk over Easter brunch or at an Easter party.
—Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 6 Apr. 2023
Action And Change To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, employers need to go beyond table talks and policies.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Often, the lyrics are closer to commonsense kitchen-table talk than to poetry.
—David Cantwell, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for table talk
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Kotb said during a chat with the ET reporter on the Halloween set.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The store has several Instagram group chats filled with hundreds of customers, and those on the scene posted real-time updates to let others know how many items were left.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The city faces a deep political divide on key policy questions, such as the extent to which the large police budget should be preserved over other city services in upcoming budget talks.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fulwell 73, the company behind Hulu’s The Kardashians, and The SpringHill Company, which was founded by NBA legend LeBron James, are in talks to merge.Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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Traditional networking heavily relies on small talk.Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Per the synopsis: Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation, and ensuing small talk that begin to threaten her sense of self.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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