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as in spoke
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety
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as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car
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as in said
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking
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as in informed
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley
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as in gossiped
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own
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Recent Examples of talked
Adams suspected that Dickinson’s Quaker mother and wife had talked him into his fearful state.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
But prosecutors allege that Mejer had, months earlier, talked to deputies about her son riding the electric motorcycle.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
On Monday, May 11, CBS News Detroit talked with the company for a closer look at the controversial technology.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The outlet also reported Eugenie hasn’t talked to her father since October 2025.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026
The talk show host talked with her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos about their family Mother's Day meal from McDonald's in the May 11 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
People talked quietly with one another, embracing.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2026
Bush talked openly about regime change in Tehran, supplying powerful incentives for Iran to desire nuclear weapons.
—John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Luckey and Schimpf had first talked years before at a Founders Fund event, and Schimpf, Stephens, and Grimm were longtime friends.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
But prosecutors allege that Mejer had, months earlier, talked to deputies about her son riding the electric motorcycle.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
On Monday, May 11, CBS News Detroit talked with the company for a closer look at the controversial technology.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The outlet also reported Eugenie hasn’t talked to her father since October 2025.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026
The talk show host talked with her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos about their family Mother's Day meal from McDonald's in the May 11 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
People talked quietly with one another, embracing.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2026
Bush talked openly about regime change in Tehran, supplying powerful incentives for Iran to desire nuclear weapons.
—John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Luckey and Schimpf had first talked years before at a Founders Fund event, and Schimpf, Stephens, and Grimm were longtime friends.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked
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Additionally, business passengers tend to be low maintenance, at least according to an Alaska Airlines flight attendant who chatted with T+L via email.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
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Another problem with nuclear energy is the price While the cost of generating power from nuclear energy is low, building the plant is what ends up costing so much, said Joseph DeNicola, a senior policy advisor at DEEP.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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But Andrew Spar, the president of the statewide union, said via text that a majority of local teachers unions now fall short of that threshold.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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If there are family members living with her or close by, they should be informed about what happened.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Shamsid-Deen initially sought to impose a 90-day jail term, but prosecutor Jonah Karls informed him that the sentence exceeded his legal authority, something the judge appeared unaware of.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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One student was determined to get high-fives from a reporter, and students gossiped about gaining fame in the local paper.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.—
Larry Clifton,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trump asked before Cignetti and his players told him Ponds was at training camp.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Talked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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