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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Madrid’s La Liga rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had previously held talks over a move for the 31-year-old midfielder, who is a free agent following his departure from Manchester City.
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The finale of Lost still has people talking over 15 years later.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
The initiative risks further chilling negotiations on a truce extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and paving the way for more detailed talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Reading these conversations feels like attending a party at which each new guest talks over the one before, disputing and undermining, gossiping and bringing into doubt the fundamental purpose of their coming together.
—Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The finale of Lost still has people talking over 15 years later.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
The initiative risks further chilling negotiations on a truce extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and paving the way for more detailed talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Reading these conversations feels like attending a party at which each new guest talks over the one before, disputing and undermining, gossiping and bringing into doubt the fundamental purpose of their coming together.
—Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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