talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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Witkoff said the proposal also included the return of half of the living and deceased hostages still in Gaza, as well as further talks over a permanent ceasefire.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 June 2025
Musk, who had led the DOGE government job-slashing initiative for Trump since January, began talking over Fox News reporter Peter Doocy when Doocy asked him at a White House press event about the Times report, preventing the journalist from finishing his question.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Minnesota had major interest in Durant at the trade deadline, and the two teams could revisit talks over the offseason.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The lunch buddies talk over Jaynes’ investigation of a serial killer who appears to be going after jurors by proxy, slaying people randomly to inspire guilt in those who convicted an innocent man.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 June 2025
Musk, who had led the DOGE government job-slashing initiative for Trump since January, began talking over Fox News reporter Peter Doocy when Doocy asked him at a White House press event about the Times report, preventing the journalist from finishing his question.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Minnesota had major interest in Durant at the trade deadline, and the two teams could revisit talks over the offseason.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The lunch buddies talk over Jaynes’ investigation of a serial killer who appears to be going after jurors by proxy, slaying people randomly to inspire guilt in those who convicted an innocent man.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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