talk over

Definition of talk overnext
as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip

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Recent Examples of talk over Meanwhile, fears in Ceuta of further problems developing grew after Morocco’s minister of justice Abdellatif Ouahbi called for talks over its future and that of nearby Melilla, another Spanish city on the African side of the Mediterranean Sea. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 That followed tariffs of 50% on other goods being levied on Saturday after talks over a potential trade deal fell apart. — Tom Liddy, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Trump plans to revive talks over North Korea’s nuclear program and wants to meet with the pariah state’s dictator this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for talk over
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  • Get in touch ahead of your stay to discuss additional needs with the team, who will try their best to accommodate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Frontman Marcus Mumford sat down with host Jimmy Kimmel to discuss the album and its collaborations, as well as being a Disney adult and going to Disneyland solo.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While the two candidates were technically debating each other, the most prominent name onstage wasn’t there and isn’t on the ballot.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Fourth graders debate whether a company will still be in business in 10 years.
    — Michael Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Marc Elias has argued dozens of cases around mail-in balloting and election access across the country and in front of the Supreme Court over the last decade.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His complaint argues that the plural title invites audiences to suspect a second culprit besides Mun.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20over. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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