as in to speak (to or with)
to communicate with by means of spoken words
I had never talked to a real live cowboy before
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Slusser's parents, Paul and Kim Slusser, provided a joint statement to Fox News Digital addressing the crackdown on the university.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
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There was also an Amazon package addressed to the 84-year-old on the front stoop.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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McClure said the suspect greeted the officers at the door to his room and invited them inside.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Wilting roses encased in glass cylinders greeted guests.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Talk (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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