talked over

past tense of talk over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked over
Verb
  • The gathering, billed as a briefing rather than a fullblown hearing, included a slate of experts in science, defense and technology who discussed with members of Congress how understanding the unexplained phenomena could lead to scientific breakthroughs and enhance national security.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The controversy, which concerns an endorsement deal Kawhi Leonard signed with Clippers’ sponsor Aspiration, has been discussed extensively.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Skin category winners are probably the most difficult to choose and definitely the most hotly debated, but after months of thorough testing (and retesting), in the end, our editors came to a consensus on which cleansers, creams, peels, and spot treatments offer the most impressive results.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Afterward, three grown men debated which member of their clubhouse possesses the best version of a chin beard.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Talked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20over. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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