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
Reuters recently reported that ITV is in talks over merging production arm ITV Studios with RedBird IMI’s All3Media, which lit a fire under the media industry.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
What followed was a heated exchange that lasted for minutes, with the leaders talking over each other.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
And that's why there's been so much talk over the last week about bats.
—Linda Holmes, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Since re-taking office in January, Trump has tried to re-engage Iran in diplomatic talks over their nuclear weapons development, threatening military escalation if diplomacy is not achieved.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
What followed was a heated exchange that lasted for minutes, with the leaders talking over each other.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
And that's why there's been so much talk over the last week about bats.
—Linda Holmes, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Since re-taking office in January, Trump has tried to re-engage Iran in diplomatic talks over their nuclear weapons development, threatening military escalation if diplomacy is not achieved.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk over
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Peace talks in London between the United States, Ukraine and other European countries to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war were downgraded after it was announced that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not attend.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Environmental specialists will discuss some of the common migratory birds in Volusia County.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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His remarks come as House Republicans continue to debate key elements of the package, including Medicaid funding and the state and local tax deduction.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Though Republicans had the numbers to advance the measure, Democrats drew out the markup by debating more than 20 amendments that touched mostly on Hegseth.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mills argued the clause blocks the lawsuit because the Federal Tort Claims Act directs federal judges to interpret the merits of this type of case based on state law.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Those sanctuary jurisdictions argue that collaborating with ICE would drain their resources, and undermine trust between police and immigrant communities.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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