talk (to)

verb

Definition of talk (to)next
as in to speak (to or with)
to communicate with by means of spoken words I had never talked to a real live cowboy before

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  1. address
  2. greet
Verb
  • Following a community meeting attended by more than 200 Laramie County residents, Google and its partners are establishing a Community Council to address concerns about the effects of data center expansion on Cheyenne and surrounding communities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Caltrans has tried for years to address Highway 39’s long-term future.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of address
Verb
  • But the crowd gathered to greet him at the central Plaza Independencia was much smaller, not even filling half the length of the vast square.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Open your TikTok or Instagram app and you’ll likely be greeted by short-form video content soundtracked by music from across the globe.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of greet
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“Talk (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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