talking over

present participle of talk over

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Recent Examples of talking over Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another. Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 The finale of Lost still has people talking over 15 years later. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 At one point, Crabtree admonished them to stop talking over each other. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 The two candidates frequently interrupted each other, talking over each other’s remarks. Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 DeFalco has a unique style involving dynamic zooms, high-stakes scenes with characters talking over each other and a comedic sensibility that lands somewhere between Harmony Korine and John Waters. William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026 White and Dern triggered speculation when they were seen talking over smoothies in Los Angeles last July, around the time White was starting location scouting for Season 4. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026 By sacrificing her long meals and talking over the growing pains with staffers over weekly lunches. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 Maisler and Coogler were talking over the phone from the very beginning about putting Sinners together, before there was even a finished script. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking over
Verb
  • Zwicker told The Verge that company representatives are discussing the subject with lawmakers.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
  • The following day, Barrasso talked to McConnell for roughly 20 minutes, discussing topics like upcoming Senate work, the latest Supreme Court news and the Maine Senate race, according to a statement from Barrasso spokeswoman Kate Noyes.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The past month showed an industry racing to build for that projection while still debating its most basic assumptions.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Unlike basketball or baseball, pro football is far from the point where regular-season contests become meaningless, but that hasn’t stopped its fans from debating whether the NFL is sapping some of the magic that comes from football’s scarcity.
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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“Talking over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20over. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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