as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
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Recent Examples of small talk
That principle also holds for doing something scary in social settings, like starting up small talk with strangers.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
No small talk, no eye contact, no working out, no outside entertainment.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, pickup-only stores allow employees to focus on food and beverage preparation, with less pressure to engage in small talk in the hopes of generating warmth and tips.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
No small talk, no eye contact, no working out, no outside entertainment.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, pickup-only stores allow employees to focus on food and beverage preparation, with less pressure to engage in small talk in the hopes of generating warmth and tips.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small talk
Noun
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Hendrix was elated in her post-dance chat with Hough, even before receiving her stellar score.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Torrez had to review the images and chats personally.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The best way to silence such talk is on the pitch.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The records obtained by The Star, Kehoe’s internal calendar entries, did not reveal the substance of the governor’s recent talks.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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There has been chatter that the Tigers would force Kelly to make staffing changes if the team continued to struggle, especially on offense.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Does the subconscious chatter feel louder than usual?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.—
Jessica Booth,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2024
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20talk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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