as in to lord (it over)
to assume or treat with an air of superiority
just because I don't have extensive experience in the field is no reason to talk down to me as if I were a child
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For family-run businesses, this means higher rents and costlier overheads, as well as the exodus of communities that traditionally patronized them.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Those sentiments aren't constructive and can be rather patronizing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Vance said one portion of Democrats are making unreasonable demands to restore more than $1 trillion over the next decade in healthcare spending that was cut earlier this year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Training, professional development, and the Safe Cities Partnership are among the areas cut.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Talk down (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20down%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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