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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One county supervisor is now addressing the need and sharing his frustration with the lack of movement.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
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The design also addresses a common weakness of detonation engines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ryans stood a few yards inside the doorway of the visitors’ locker room and greeted every player with a few words of encouragement and a handshake and hug.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Williams greeted the show's loyal fans.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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