talk through
phrasal verb
talked through; talking through; talks through
1
: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way
The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.
2
: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement
Have you talked this through with your family?
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O’Connell brought up a pass from his Los Angeles Rams’ recent NFC Championship Game win and talked through everything, from the design to the protection to the completion.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The mood was helped by Stewart, who came in on the Monday morning and talked through the news.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
In 2022, the NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court after a judge in Las Vegas rejected league bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks through an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.
—Mark Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
In fact, if parents and kids avoid talking through their real concerns, keeping them home might actually backfire.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Aug. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The mood was helped by Stewart, who came in on the Monday morning and talked through the news.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
In 2022, the NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court after a judge in Las Vegas rejected league bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks through an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.
—Mark Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
In fact, if parents and kids avoid talking through their real concerns, keeping them home might actually backfire.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk through
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“Talk through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20through. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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