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
Claiming to defend a dead woman’s right to justice, #3 sometimes talks over, or even yells at, other women who oppose him.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
The first time someone talks over you, continue speaking as though you haven’t been interrupted.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 May 2025
She can be seen wearing a robe, scooping peanut butter and talking over the judge, video streamed on the court’s YouTube page showed.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
With French soccer already in financial turmoil and facing another potential crisis after talks over a Ligue 1 TV rights deal broke down again in April, even some fans of PSG’s bitter rival Olympique de Marseille (OM) have gotten behind Les Parisiens.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
The first time someone talks over you, continue speaking as though you haven’t been interrupted.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 May 2025
She can be seen wearing a robe, scooping peanut butter and talking over the judge, video streamed on the court’s YouTube page showed.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
With French soccer already in financial turmoil and facing another potential crisis after talks over a Ligue 1 TV rights deal broke down again in April, even some fans of PSG’s bitter rival Olympique de Marseille (OM) have gotten behind Les Parisiens.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk over
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Never mind that the two teams had discussed a deal at the February trade deadline, or that their coach, Ime Udoka, had grown close with Durant during their time together in Brooklyn and was known to be a major advocate for a possible Durant move.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The president initially appeared to favor a delay in any attack to give diplomatic efforts more time, nudging Iran to come to the table to discuss curtailing its nuclear program.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 June 2025
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What also was achieved overnight from late Saturday evening until Sunday afternoon was the end of the road for Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Republican who voted against debating the bill and brought on the wrath of Trump promising a GOP primary next year.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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The extent of the damage to Tehran’s nuclear program has been hotly debated ever since.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Democrats, led by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, had argued that in recent decades Congress gradually surrendered war-making powers to the president.—
Robert Jimison,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The school board, backed by other parents, had argued that opt-out provisions were impractical.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20over. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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