as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
He may be talked out and ready to unwind but his fans are not.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
Young men can talk out those challenges and more in the program's monthly Fostering Future Fathers group and one-on-one therapy with Comer.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Kimmel was planning to touch on Carr’s remarks Wednesday but was talked out of it, according to reporting from The Wall Journal.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Even talking out loud on the phone would sometimes freak me out.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
Young men can talk out those challenges and more in the program's monthly Fostering Future Fathers group and one-on-one therapy with Comer.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Kimmel was planning to touch on Carr’s remarks Wednesday but was talked out of it, according to reporting from The Wall Journal.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Even talking out loud on the phone would sometimes freak me out.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
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The Longhorns hammered out nine hits in four innings and got two hits apiece from the heart of the lineup that includes shortstop Vivi Martinez, catcher Reese Atwood and first baseman Katie Stewart.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Aponte’s predecessor Kevin Abrams was the Giants‘ salary cap lead in previous years, most memorably hammering out the early versions of Daniel Jones’ contract extension in the lobby of the JW Marriott here in March 2023.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Losing a leader that forged so many personal relationships in a building being gutted by layoffs hasn’t made things easier.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Our public schools helped forge the civic culture of a young republic and define the American idea itself.—
Robert Casper,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20out. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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