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
Earlier this week, shares slumped on a report that talks over a $10 billion data center deal with Blue Owl Capital had reached a standstill.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
The breakdown of the talks over the ObamaCare subsidies means Congress is out of time to prevent out-of-pocket health costs from skyrocketing for millions of people at the start of next year.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
Trish talks a lot, and talks over Cannon.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
People talk over music, clattering plates, and dozens of overlapping conversations in crowded rooms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
The breakdown of the talks over the ObamaCare subsidies means Congress is out of time to prevent out-of-pocket health costs from skyrocketing for millions of people at the start of next year.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
Trish talks a lot, and talks over Cannon.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
People talk over music, clattering plates, and dozens of overlapping conversations in crowded rooms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk over
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Grunander denied that his daughter’s presence at the shooting motivated the decision to seek the death penalty for Robinson, adding that the topic did not come up when prosecutors discussed whether to seek the death penalty.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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In emails from 2015 through 2018, Attia and Epstein often exchanged crude jokes and sometimes discussed health issues.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Immigration reform was being debated in Congress, fueling hope that immigrants like her might finally get a pathway to legal residency.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nutrition policy is increasingly debated through separate legislative channels.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Jan. 2026
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The opposition People Power Party, however, argues that the National Assembly must ratify the trade deal due to the exorbitant costs involved.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The overriding factor, Tait argued, is the global debt burden.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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