HASHING (OVER OR OUT) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

hashing (over or out)

verb

present participle of hash (over or out)

as in discussing

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion for months the town councilmen hashed over the proposal to allow a big-box store in their rural community

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There were great memes about what this could mean for the country—largely, the comeback of woke—and some fashion moments worth discussing.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Wash didn’t shy away from discussing how to ensure their defensive linemen spring to the backfield.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of discussing

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Minutes after Peña's announcement, the lower house voted 78-0 to impeach him; on Thursday evening, the Senate was debating whether to remove him from office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The industry has been working to answer that question by comparing benchmarks, debating reasoning performance and seeing each new model outperform the last.

— Kumar Chivukula, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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Suddenly, the entire table erupts, simultaneously talking over one another about who said what at what time to whom.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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