hashing (over or out)

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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  • With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Just a few years ago, finance leaders were still debating whether AI belonged in the finance function.
    Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • While Congress continues debating whether to make daylight saving time permanent or end seasonal clock changes altogether, no change has become law.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026
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  • Once the conversation gets underway, another way that respect becomes concrete is through really listening, rather than just waiting for your turn to argue, or, even worse, talking over the other person.
    Frederick J. Ryan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
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“Hashing (over or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hashing%20%28over%20or%20out%29. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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