talking over

present participle of talk over

Example Sentences

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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
  • The new rule will still allow courses discussing DEI and CRT to be taught, but they can’t be required for graduation.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Bhasin helped write the Endocrine Society’s current guidelines for testosterone, which recommend discussing testosterone with men who have documented symptoms and two blood test results confirming low hormone levels.
    Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • For an industry that has spent decades debating how to portray disability authentically, that shift in who holds the microphone may turn out to be the more consequential story.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • No debating whether to grab a hot dog now or wait until the seventh inning.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

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

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