THRASH (OUT OR OVER) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

thrash (out or over)

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Definition of thrash (out or over)

as in to discuss

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In my 17 seasons in the professional game, dealing with persistent infringement was never discussed at a training meeting, and no single method was promoted as best practice.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The novelist and journalist Mary McCarthy, by contrast, is discussed at length, though her inclusion even in the second sense seems unconvincing.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of discuss

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But scientists have debated what causes electrons to pair up and produce the effect.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Collapse adds to debate over Kennedy Center renovations The collapse comes as the Kennedy Center board's plan to temporarily close the facility for a two-year renovation remains tied up in federal court.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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Holmes has gone six innings in four of his past six starts that were not interrupted by rain.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And the duo’s domestic bliss is interrupted by the arrival of a third party — their older sister Ruthie (Stephanie Hsu), an uptight lawyer whose midlife crisis brings her down to her brother and sister’s level.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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