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as in spoke (about)
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as in told (of)
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talked over
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Good ideas no longer die because the loudest person talked over them.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026 -
Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Talked (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20%28about%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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