talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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As the situation escalated, Simpson says the manager began yelling and talking over them — leading to a second manager being called in.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, April 12, American and Iranian officials will restart talks over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
The exchange quickly grew heated as Ossoff and Ratcliffe talked over each other.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Reuters recently reported that ITV is in talks over merging production arm ITV Studios with RedBird IMI’s All3Media, which lit a fire under the media industry.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, April 12, American and Iranian officials will restart talks over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
The exchange quickly grew heated as Ossoff and Ratcliffe talked over each other.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Reuters recently reported that ITV is in talks over merging production arm ITV Studios with RedBird IMI’s All3Media, which lit a fire under the media industry.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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