as in discussion
talking or a talk between two or more people
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances
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Recent Examples of conversation
Hockomock League foe Attleboro is right alongside it in the contender conversation, featuring two of the state’s top players in junior UMass commit Lola Ronayne (shortstop and pitcher) and ace Jenna Callahan.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Babbel’s lessons are built by linguists, with a focus on real conversations, cultural context, and practical dialogue.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Likely the most important were their first private conversations with family since departing Earth on Wednesday.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Every conversation has the potential to dramatically change your day.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Babbel’s lessons are built by linguists, with a focus on real conversations, cultural context, and practical dialogue.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Likely the most important were their first private conversations with family since departing Earth on Wednesday.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Every conversation has the potential to dramatically change your day.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation
Noun
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An online discussion about forming an unofficial supporters section brought four guys together for a beer.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Have a frank discussion with your lawyer.—
Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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October 23 – November 21 This morning favors calm, thoughtful exchanges.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to documents from both cases, the relationship began with texting and the exchange of music from playlists.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The matter is also being discussed in public discourse.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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This distinction was missing both from popular discourse, the academics felt, and from an influential definition of antisemitism associated with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which lists numerous examples of antisemitism related to criticism of Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Inn stays shut during winter and ‘pack ice’ season, which some locals will tell you is the most beautiful time of all—for snowmobiling and snowshoeing through the Island’s interior by day, and come evening, getting invited into someone's warm shed for a tipple and a chat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 A random chat could inspire you to make smarter moves.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The dialogue can even be reciprocal, Lucia said, with actors contributing suggestions about movement or camera angles.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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