as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
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.
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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
Investors, Wall Street executives and major donors convinced themselves either that Mr. Trump was bluffing, or would be talked out of his most aggressive tariff proposals.
—Tyler Pager, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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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
Investors, Wall Street executives and major donors convinced themselves either that Mr. Trump was bluffing, or would be talked out of his most aggressive tariff proposals.
—Tyler Pager, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
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Lutnick said last week Trump is in no rush, preferring to hammer out better agreements that benefit American businesses and consumers.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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That bodes well for their chances of hammering out a new contract in the near future.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The sun in Cancer brings your relationships into focus, highlighting your emotional needs within a partnership, while Neptune in Aries stirs up desires for change and independence in your home and family life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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One notable host left Hurts off of it entirely, which stirred up a major conversation on Tuesday.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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True market leadership isn’t built during stable times—it’s forged through uncertainty.—
Padmakumar Nair,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Yet when the Obama Administration managed to forge a nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Netanyahu denounced it as weak.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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