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Recent Examples of happy talk
Despite the happy talk, Biden leaves office on a profoundly bittersweet note.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Vision without execution is just happy talk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
That could force change — or at least some serious talks instead of happy talk and gaslighting.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Vision without execution is just happy talk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
That could force change — or at least some serious talks instead of happy talk and gaslighting.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for happy talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
Noun
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That proceeded to loud cross talk and confusion in the room until Padilla called on Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the committee’s chair, to restore order.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, because the stacked analog ICs are so thin, cross talk occurs between the layers, which can cause signal interference, noise, and performance degradation in the ICs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In exchange, the United States lowered some of its tariffs.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the third quarter, revenue decreased by 4 percent at constant exchange also due to slow tourism.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Through much trial and error, Flores was able to teach himself how to program the skeletons to move their jaws and heads in time with prerecorded dialogue or songs of his choosing.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The direction, authentic and rigorous in every aspect, invites us into a private world that dialogues with the past, present, and future, creating a non-time constructed with great mastery and sensitivity.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has earned a reputation as a hardliner on immigration, an image that helped propel her to power amid rising nationalist sentiment and debate over Japan’s identity amid demographic decline.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The trip itself was uneventful, a mix of small talk and silence.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Duggan remembered her as a serious and studious politician who didn't start meetings with small talk about the Detroit Tigers or Lions but who, instead, wanted to immediately start the agenda.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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