as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
In France, where politicians have discussed a boycott, sports minister Marina Ferrari and Philippe Diallo, president of the country’s soccer federation, both dismissed such talk out of hand.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What is 'Pee-wee as Himself' about? Reubens, who died in 2023, wanted to direct the film himself, but was talked out of it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 May 2025
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Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
In France, where politicians have discussed a boycott, sports minister Marina Ferrari and Philippe Diallo, president of the country’s soccer federation, both dismissed such talk out of hand.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What is 'Pee-wee as Himself' about? Reubens, who died in 2023, wanted to direct the film himself, but was talked out of it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
Verb
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The other details that will need to be hammered out.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Despite a 60-day deadline to hammer out details of the truce, Washington and Tehran said further negotiations would be postponed indefinitely.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Among them, the friendship forged by the people of Lawrence and the Algerian team and visitors.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The grief of last summer reverberates beyond the headlines about Heaven’s 27 and the messy social gulf the river forged.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20out. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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