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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Trump spelled out his vision for Gaza amid talks of an Israel-Gaza ceasefire.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers are the talk of baseball now.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
And the Swede failed to join his teammates on their recent tour of Asia amid talk of a $175 million move to Liverpool, with Newcastle nearing a $100 million move for RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko as his replacement.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
But Sanders’ first crack at going against an NFL defense is the talk of the league.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers are the talk of baseball now.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
And the Swede failed to join his teammates on their recent tour of Asia amid talk of a $175 million move to Liverpool, with Newcastle nearing a $100 million move for RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko as his replacement.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
But Sanders’ first crack at going against an NFL defense is the talk of the league.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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