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 The result is that these Iranian characters, when talking among themselves in their native tongue, sound awfully like Americans having a conversation in the mall or at a nearby table at a restaurant. —
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Gallery guards keep a watchful eye on any verboten photo taking or loud conversation. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026 And so really that was all that conversation was. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026 From the very first conversation, Kayla made her mission clear. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conversation
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Gallery guards keep a watchful eye on any verboten photo taking or loud conversation. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026 And so really that was all that conversation was. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026 From the very first conversation, Kayla made her mission clear. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conversation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation
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Meaningful conversations between my wife and me are thwarted by her unwillingness to engage in rational discussions.— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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The negotiators discussed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei said, but did not mention discussion of nuclear weapons.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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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
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Vince won the case at trial, though Linda was reportedly left in tears when an exchange in court revealed another Vince affair.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.— Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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If left unchecked, the discourse will overshadow the important work that must be done.— Denise Horland, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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So much of the discourse is very Langdon-versus-Santos, and that’s just misogyny.— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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One scene found the toys dealing with being shunted aside by their owner Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), in favor of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tablet designed in the face of a frog that allows its owner to build chat groups and play interactive games with friends for hours and hours.— Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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In this fireside chat, Debose and Peters offer a candid, distribution-side perspective on platform economics, content ownership, and audience monetization, breaking down who truly benefits in this evolving space.— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
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There’s no dialogue, but all of the emotion, the pain is palpable as Marsali sobs into Jamie’s arms.— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/conversation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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