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
Prescott emerged from the Cowboys' huddle to meet Carter, who had walked toward Prescott as officials were talking over a penalty on the opening kickoff.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Manning and Nix hoped to talk over rounds of golf before training camp, but scheduling conflicts arose.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The news comes a day after Iranian diplomats and diplomats from England, Italy, and Germany met to explore beginning new talks over limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
The goalkeeper department is unresolved on several fronts, with Ederson in talks over a move to Galatasaray and Stefan Ortega available for transfer but yet to find a suitable club.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Manning and Nix hoped to talk over rounds of golf before training camp, but scheduling conflicts arose.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The news comes a day after Iranian diplomats and diplomats from England, Italy, and Germany met to explore beginning new talks over limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
The goalkeeper department is unresolved on several fronts, with Ederson in talks over a move to Galatasaray and Stefan Ortega available for transfer but yet to find a suitable club.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk over
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The design software vendor's stocks climbed 7% after Altman discussed Figma's integration into ChatGPT, and showed how third-party applications could plug in with OpenAI's Apps software development framework.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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That particular topic is probably the most controversial topic in the world, but there's still a lot of editorial safeguards in place where people can discuss things.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Oct. 2025
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On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The effect is to infuse the story with an undeniable and knowing nostalgia; how quaint, at Alma’s party, to find everyone debating matters of representational consequence.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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That’s not sustainable, argues Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockefeller International.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit argues the messages violate the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from compelling speech.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20over. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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