conversations

noun

plural of conversation
as in discussions
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 conversations Bonta added that the state is in communication with Snap, and is pursuing conversations with TikTok, with hopes that YouTube will also come to the table. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 That question came to my mind during my conversations with Andrew Cherng, co-founder and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group, and Kitty Lo, chairman of the Manhattan Hotel Group. — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 One practical step teams can take is normalizing conversations about stress, seasonal capacity and workload management. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 Why dirty sodas are booming right now Analyses from The Food Institute and Beverage Industry show social media conversations tied to dirty soda have jumped more than 270% year over year. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Those involved in the push to make South Carolina first envisioned the living-room conversations and retail politics long associated with Iowa and New Hampshire. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Or these long conversations out in a beautiful setting, totally undistracted and uninterrupted. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Through Hood’s conversations with Silvia in the weeks leading up to the execution, Hood learned that Silvia often hears voices and speaks to others who are not there. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversations
  1. discussions
  2. exchanges
  3. chats
  4. dialogues
  5. discourses
Noun
  • Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio of San Diego has vocalized his opposition in discussions of the bill, criticizing the idea of providing funding to outlets that make political endorsements.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The study begins as international discussions around maritime nuclear technology gather pace.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of discussions
Noun
  • In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In his WhatsApp exchanges, Molina appeared eager to help Romo kill members of their gang.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Agents also infiltrated private group chats and gathered information on community members.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Document tools support multi-document chats, translation, presentation creation, and PDF interactions.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chats
Noun
  • There are dialogues that are totally private, no one’s watching.
    — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some dialogues seem leisurely and inconsequential, while some major revelations are over in seconds.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialogues
Noun
  • From the divisive barrel-leg and ultralow-rise styles to the return of skinny jeans, there has been no shortage of denim shapes to debate—and, in many cases, internet discourses to fuel.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Pannakara’s discourses on mindfulness and kindness in churchyards, town squares and in front of the Lincoln Memorial drew large, diverse crowds.
    — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of discourses

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“Conversations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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