talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
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Prologue produced the Netflix series Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro (Oppenheim also co-created that series), and A House of Dynamite, the film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, which has become a talk of the town, and sparked a rebuttal from the Department of Defense.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
After being the talk of college football for weeks, the dust has started to settle on Lane Kiffin's decision to become the new head coach of the LSU Tigers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s talk of death and murder (comically), and many nemeses are intent on destroying each other.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
After being the talk of college football for weeks, the dust has started to settle on Lane Kiffin's decision to become the new head coach of the LSU Tigers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s talk of death and murder (comically), and many nemeses are intent on destroying each other.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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