talking over

present participle of talk over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of talking over Prescott emerged from the Cowboys' huddle to meet Carter, who had walked toward Prescott as officials were talking over a penalty on the opening kickoff. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 That can be talking over comms with the player, offering up options to tackle objectives, or — in the example in our demo — helping out with air support and targeting enemies from outside the ship. Echo Apsey, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking over
Verb
  • As per the order, Bubba is prohibited from promoting the movie and discussing it on his program.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Congressional leaders have been discussing how to fund the government after October 1.
    Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Emery is more articulate than many, and debating the fairness of the current system is a worthy endeavour, but even that snippet was rooted in a generous interpretation of ‘good management’.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Prompted by a question his son had about the number pi, Brooks began debating math with ChatGPT – particularly the idea that numbers do not just stay the same and can change over time.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Talking over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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