Thesaurus results for TALK OVER

talk over

verb

as in to discuss

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip

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Recent Examples of talk over Good ideas no longer die because the loudest person talked over them. —

Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Canadians aren’t alone in these feelings; other would-be foreign visitors have balked at the talk over the US annexing Greenland, questioning the NATO alliance, and the handling of tariffs or wars. —

Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 One official, with direct knowledge of the negotiations, said how Iran would give it up would be subject to further talks over the 60-day period. —

ABC News, 25 May 2026 Bloomberg News reported in April the two real estate investment trusts, which are among the biggest apartment developers in the US, were in exploratory talks over what would be one of the largest real estate deals ever. —

Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk over

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The pair visited Ethiopia in 2019 and met with Sahle-Work Zewde, the first woman president of Ethiopia to discuss ways to help girls continue their schooling.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The supervisors had discussed in March whether the money could be used to address pressing demands across the county, such as the multimillion-dollar liability from the Airport fire in 2024.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 June 2026