as in to discuss
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 talk over
The union noted that the RTO order had been issued shortly after talks over profit-sharing had broken down.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
If urgency or fear are part of the equation, make sure to call a loved one to talk over what’s going on before sending any cash.
—Melkorka Licea, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Boardrooms across soccer will likely be having urgent talks over the implications on their business of this EU court ruling.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Vance offered an explanation of the Temporary Protected Status program that brought the Haitians to the U.S., while Walz talked over him, leading the moderators to cut off their microphones.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
If urgency or fear are part of the equation, make sure to call a loved one to talk over what’s going on before sending any cash.
—Melkorka Licea, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Boardrooms across soccer will likely be having urgent talks over the implications on their business of this EU court ruling.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Vance offered an explanation of the Temporary Protected Status program that brought the Haitians to the U.S., while Walz talked over him, leading the moderators to cut off their microphones.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for talk over
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Webster Financial Corporation's report discusses various financial metrics, including a return on average assets of 1.01% and a return on average tangible common stockholders' equity of 14.29%.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Skidmore College psychologist Sheldon Solomon discusses Ernest Becker’s ‘The Denial of Death’ and terror management theory in the context of humanity’s history of brutal behavior.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Two mega crypto investors met on YouTube to debate the presidential election.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The political scientist Joseph Nye has argued that these American ideals are a core component of U.S. soft power.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Eichner argued that building what zoning allowed would mean a market-rate development — that is, condos.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20over. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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