as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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Recent Examples of talk over
Sitting knee-to-knee, the leaders shook their hands and talked over each other.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Thoughts contradicting one another, talking over each other and stretching reality.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
The girls don't have to compete with each other for our attention or end up talking over each other and arguing.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 8 May 2025
The men, talking over each other frantically, wanted to know why the government was trying to send them to El Salvador and what was happening with their immigration court dates.
—USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Thoughts contradicting one another, talking over each other and stretching reality.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
The girls don't have to compete with each other for our attention or end up talking over each other and arguing.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 8 May 2025
The men, talking over each other frantically, wanted to know why the government was trying to send them to El Salvador and what was happening with their immigration court dates.
—USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk over
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The officials requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed the return of the artifacts in a meeting with Canadian Catholic Cardinals in Rome this month ahead of Leo’s first mass, Jaime Battiste, a member of parliament who was also at the meeting, told the Canadian Press.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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In fact, a simple search for side part on TikTok will generate a range of videos debating whether the look is either cheugy or the comeback style of the century.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Body camera footage obtained by his attorney, Keith Rutman, shows officers debating whether to take him to a nearby psychiatric hospital.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Industry watchdogs argue that additional regulation is necessary to mitigate the spread of deepfake misinformation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Nicholson argues the clock reset every time she was turned away from the stage.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20over. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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