as in discussed
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 talked over
Good ideas no longer die because the loudest person talked over them.
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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
The two then talked over each other.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
For months, Smith did not see her husband at all and only talked over the phone.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Big ones, small ones, and anything in between could be talked over while Mercury transits your 9th House of Learning.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
During Wednesday’s hearing, Bessent frequently talked over Waters, trying to correct the California congresswoman’s message about tariffs and inflation.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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
The two then talked over each other.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
For months, Smith did not see her husband at all and only talked over the phone.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Big ones, small ones, and anything in between could be talked over while Mercury transits your 9th House of Learning.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
During Wednesday’s hearing, Bessent frequently talked over Waters, trying to correct the California congresswoman’s message about tariffs and inflation.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked over
Verb
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Blue Origin has not publicly discussed the cause of the New Glenn failure, but speculation has focused on a possible anomaly in one of the seven main BE-4 engines.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Issues discussed by the candidates include cutting lags in hiring, reforms using technology or other means and reaching out to property owners with more educational events about how the office works.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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When the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs in dominating fashion, fans debated whether the Knicks’ nine days off before the Conference Finals would cause rust to build or if the rest would give them an advantage.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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The science, however, remains deeply debated, raising questions about how much room the segment has to grow.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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