as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business
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or shmooze
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players
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Recent Examples of schmooze
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
This is a great day to schmooze with friends and members of groups and organizations.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
That just means more time at his golf clubs in New Jersey and Virginia, the latter of which provides a convenient place for schmoozing fellow politicians.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Yes, everyone’s favorite stoned bathroom linen Towelie returned to South Park for this week’s all-new episode, helping Randy rebrand his marijuana business (with the help of AI and ketamine) by heading to Washington D.C. to schmooze with President Donald Trump.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
This is a great day to schmooze with friends and members of groups and organizations.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Verb
Enjoy schmoozing with partners, spouses and close friends.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
That just means more time at his golf clubs in New Jersey and Virginia, the latter of which provides a convenient place for schmoozing fellow politicians.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmooze
Noun
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In the aftermath, authorities retrieved thousands of chat logs linked to Gendron off of Discord, which were written in the form of an online diary and dated over a stretch of several months.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jain also confirmed that Garcia's testimony is accurate and only her legal team can currently access Sewell's last chats.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Those of us who write New Yorker profiles aspire, in our way, both to understand and to portray the people who agree to converse with us.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The telephone talks come as the world’s two biggest economies seek to find a compromise on tariffs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Poland has said that Russian drones attempted to violate its airspace again, only days after another encroachment prompted Warsaw to call on NATO to hold urgent security talks.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For instance, Charles Kuck, an adjunct professor of law at Emory and immigration law firm partner, appeared on CGTN earlier this month to discuss the effect of deportations on the job market.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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China’s top leaders are scheduled to meet in October to discuss development goals for 2026 to 2030.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Having a gift for gab definitely helps pass the time between bites, Hinrichs says.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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The latest gab session was instead devoted to taking questions from the fans — which led to a surprising story about a rock & roll legend.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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“Schmooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmooze. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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