talk through

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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Joining me to talk through this major decision for the high court's term is USA TODAY's Supreme Court correspondent, Maureen Groppe. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 June 2026 They had been engaged in intensive talks through the night, attempting to halt what appeared to be a spiral back into all-out war, a diplomat briefed on the talks said. E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Identify a support network of family and friends and talk through your emergency plan. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026 Meanwhile, Katie Holmes effortlessly applied the blush to her radiant skin while talking through her makeup routine in a GRWM video on Instagram. Irene Richardson, InStyle, 20 June 2026 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 2 Jul. 2026.

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