as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
How Joe Pesci was talked out of retirement for his first movie role in 9 years
While Pesci himself hasn't been outspoken about his desire to get back in the courtroom as Vinny Gambini, Tomei has fondly called back to the film over the years.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Lauren Reed’s two young daughters, who are 6 and 3 years old, were in the doorway of her kitchen talking out a dispute about blocks that minutes before had ended in yelling and tears.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The music giant, which represents both artists, says Drake is talking out of both sides of his mouth.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
But Russia could have been talked out of it so easily.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Lauren Reed’s two young daughters, who are 6 and 3 years old, were in the doorway of her kitchen talking out a dispute about blocks that minutes before had ended in yelling and tears.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The music giant, which represents both artists, says Drake is talking out of both sides of his mouth.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
But Russia could have been talked out of it so easily.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
Verb
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That set off a roughly two-year struggle to hammer out the complex details of how that would work, even as legal challenges poured in.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Today, standards bodies from ISO 20022 working groups to the BIS’s Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures are hammering out privacy, messaging, and liquidity templates for CBDCs.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The president’s oldest son has a new private club, which seems certain to make big money—and stir up controversy.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Martin has stirred up a chorus of critics during his brief but tumultuous tenure in office.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Trump could be the right leader to forge compromise.—
J. Tedford Tyler,
Time,
17 May 2025
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Work smarter not harder Many new CE leaders overestimate their internal ability and capacity to forge new partnerships to improve supply chains.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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