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talk
noun as in speech, address to group
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allocution, declamation, descant, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, epilogue, exhortation, expatiation, harangue, homily, monologue, oration, peroration, recitation, screed, sermon, spiel
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noun as in gossip
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allusion, badinage, banter, blather, bombast, bunk, buzz, cant, chat, chatter, chitchat, cry, gab, grapevine, hearsay, hint, innuendo, insinuation, jaw, jive, lip, noise, nonsense, palaver, persiflage, prose, racket, raillery, rot, rubbish, rumble, scuttlebutt, trash, yarn
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noun as in discussion
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argument, conference, consultation, conversation, deliberation, dialogue, interview, meeting, negotiation, seminar, symposium, visit
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colloquy, conclave, confabulation, earful, encounter, huddle, palaver, parlance, parley, spiel, ventilation
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noun as in communication with language
verb as in produce words; inform
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articulate, babble, broach, chant, chatter, confess, converse, divulge, drawl, drone, gab, gabble, gossip, influence, intone, notify, palaver, parley, patter, persuade, prate, prattle, pronounce, rhapsodize, soliloquize, spout, squeak, squeal, utter, verbalize, voice, yak
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comment on, flap one's tongue, give voice to, run on, spill the beans, talk one's leg off, tell all, ventriloquize
verb as in discuss with another
verb as in address group
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accost, discourse, harangue, induce, influence, lecture, orate, persuade, sermonize, spiel, spout, stump, sway
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deliver a speech, give a talk, give speech, hold forth, prelect
Example Sentences
It is encouraging to see many American companies, large and small, speak out about issues of racial inequity, though not all have backed up their talk with action.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled he would let the talks collapse if a deal isn’t made before mid-October rather than compromise.
The first wave of responses was to move to online events, virtual summits and a variety of webinars, but there’s also the question of informal talks and sales meetings that need to be rethought in order to maintain the quality of interaction.
“We had the talk,” said Laurel Rossi, chief partnerships officer at Organic.
Virtual events are the talk of marketing departments these days.
What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.
Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.
To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.
He can't talk much, though; 'tain't good fur him; his lungs is out er kilter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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