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as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
the antiques dealer is not the conversational sort, so customers should not expect any impromptu chats
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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
struck a very conversational tone in his reports of his travels through foreign countries
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as in vernacular
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
uses conversational language instead of more stilted expressions in her campaign speeches
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Recent Examples of conversational
The deployment introduced an agent layer that could access the underlying systems, prepare inputs for the appropriate optimization approach, interpret outputs in plain language and surface recommendations through conversational and web interfaces.
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Valentyn Kropov,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Some startups — like HereAfter AI, Storyfile, and Eternos — offer services like video avatars and conversational AI trained on a deceased person’s data.
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Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Designers are now keen to bring the conversational focus back to the actual fashion on runways, and ideally the clothes shown thereon (or the toes beneath the clothes) — which, as many a business analyst will tell you, fashion execs and brand designers alike are very eager to sell.
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The new experience is built completely around conversational, two-way interactions.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
The Chicago rapper’s conversational style gives his melodramatic struggle music a keenly personal touch.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
The program also sets up a conversational system that starts with storyboarding and ends with post, basically handholding a user through the completion of a short (or a five-minute scene in a feature).
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Valentyn Kropov,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Some startups — like HereAfter AI, Storyfile, and Eternos — offer services like video avatars and conversational AI trained on a deceased person’s data.
—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
Designers are now keen to bring the conversational focus back to the actual fashion on runways, and ideally the clothes shown thereon (or the toes beneath the clothes) — which, as many a business analyst will tell you, fashion execs and brand designers alike are very eager to sell.
—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The new experience is built completely around conversational, two-way interactions.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
The Chicago rapper’s conversational style gives his melodramatic struggle music a keenly personal touch.
—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
The program also sets up a conversational system that starts with storyboarding and ends with post, basically handholding a user through the completion of a short (or a five-minute scene in a feature).
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversational
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The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
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Doing this kind of work with other talkative animals, such as dolphins, would be much more difficult.
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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And yet Webster’s dictionary, and his earlier attempts at spelling reform, expressed a radical desire to forge an entirely new tongue based in the vernacular genius of the aspiring American people.
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Because the alcohol drives the storytellers toward vernacular expression, these pieces can seem more alive and authentic, more relatable, than big-budget, big-screen productions.
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But the highest-value layer will be people who combine financial fluency with the kind of strategic, communicative intelligence that helps the whole organization make better decisions.
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The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
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Authorities are also investigating the death of a Malawian man after he was allegedly killed by a mob at an informal settlement in the city of Pietermaritzburg, near Durban.
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It is joined by an adjoining family room and informal dining area.
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“Conversational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversational. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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