as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
In France, where politicians have discussed a boycott, sports minister Marina Ferrari and Philippe Diallo, president of the country’s soccer federation, both dismissed such talk out of hand.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But a lot of talk out there about Sophi’s inaction assumes that Savannah and Rizo have been the biggest threats to win the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
What is 'Pee-wee as Himself' about? Reubens, who died in 2023, wanted to direct the film himself, but was talked out of it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 May 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But a lot of talk out there about Sophi’s inaction assumes that Savannah and Rizo have been the biggest threats to win the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
What is 'Pee-wee as Himself' about? Reubens, who died in 2023, wanted to direct the film himself, but was talked out of it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
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So once a new CBA is hammered out, expansion talk should get moved to the forefront.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The New York City Council and Mamdani administration are beginning negotiations this week to hammer out the city's budget.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The pair also forged AlHusseini’s bank and brokerage statements to inflate his assets by millions of dollars to help get the loans, prosecutors said.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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David Halberstam, who announced Heat games on radio for six seasons and then forged a long career as a broadcasting executive and media critic, died this week after a long battle with brain cancer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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