as in discussing
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 talking over
Her commentary ascends into a full monologue, pulling focus from her perch in the background and eventually outright talking over Harrelson.
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Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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
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While discussing her cameo on the show, which stars Kim Kardashian, Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts and Naomi Watts, Simpson, 45, dug into the status of her love life.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meta made changes to its AI chatbot policies following the report and now prevents its bots from discussing subjects like self-harm, suicide and eating disorders with teens.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Qerim won a lot of respect, including from ESPN staffers, with her knack for calmly reining in Smith and the voluble personalities debating him.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kirk, who would have turned 32 on Tuesday, was assassinated at Utah Valley University while debating college students.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Talking over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20over. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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