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 Meta also says Muse conversations and data inside its virtual machine do not get shared with Meta's advertising systems. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo, making opinions stronger, reactions quicker, and certain conversations easier to escalate than intended. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 This year, the event will once again feature panels, thought-provoking conversations, roundtables, networking opportunities and activations, along with the celebrated Billboard En Vivo performances. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 Then review the conversations, bookings and handoffs before giving the system more responsibility. — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Between announcements, conversations, engine noise, and everything else happening around you, reducing these additional sounds can make a long travel day much more comfortable. — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 For example, right now, Zalando isn’t really using the text conversations shoppers are having with its online assistant but is likely to do so in the future. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 Intimate affairs and conversations around money matters could also intensify. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Investigators examined planning conversations between Turning Point and university officials and the university’s response to the shooting. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversations
  1. discussions
  2. exchanges
  3. chats
  4. dialogues
  5. discourses
Noun
  • However, during the discussions, Coral Gables Finance Director Diana Gomez pinpointed some possible projects the city could decrease funding for in order to accommodate the Underline funding.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, Projeto Paradiso was also one of the driving forces behind a new partnership with the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), which led to the creation of HBF+Brazil following initial discussions at Encontro de Ideias.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of discussions
Noun
  • The title of the episode refers to its two pivotal phone exchanges.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the late 1980s, the University of Iowa began operating real-money futures exchanges to forecast presidential elections.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • The show featured chats with guests and Christian entertainers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The show was based around chats with guests and Christian entertainers, with Bakker offering upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye singing.
    — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of chats
Noun
  • The Climate Leaders Roundtable Breakfast promised candid dialogues on topics exploring the intersection of technology, fashion and climate.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Praising the plan as a good start to open dialogues, Su suggested that much more cooperation would be needed to make the safety mechanism meaningful.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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