as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
The bracket’s main enemies both got to be the unlucky recipient of the judges talking out of both sides of their mouths this week.
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Gavin McKenna is Gavin McKenna, but anyone telling you with any confidence that the next group after him is substantially better than this year’s group would be talking out of both sides of their mouth.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
We’ve been talked out of our medicines and our powers.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025
The astronauts were swapping stories and talking out of school.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Gavin McKenna is Gavin McKenna, but anyone telling you with any confidence that the next group after him is substantially better than this year’s group would be talking out of both sides of their mouth.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
We’ve been talked out of our medicines and our powers.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025
The astronauts were swapping stories and talking out of school.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
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Attorneys hammered out a legal agreement in 2003 stipulating trust terms, financial distributions and other property issues.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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So a bipartisan group in Congress hammered out the no-fault system.—
Patricia Callahan,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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However, the Venus-Pluto opposition on Aug. 27 simultaneously stirs up intense emotions, especially around your self-worth and personal identity.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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That said, SpaceX’s post might stir up some debate about whether the beam-switching tech is making a difference for actual consumers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 July 2025
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While the partnership is forging ahead and expects to break ground in 2027, the project still faces myriad challenges.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Raised with humble means in the fields of Hobbs, New Mexico, by his immigrant mother, Heredia forged values in hardship rather than academia.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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