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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Russian President Vladimir Putin could be stalling in talks over a full ceasefire in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump said, after Washington announced separate agreements with Kyiv and Moscow on pausing strikes and opening up trade in the Black Sea.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Bannon talked over and through Newsom’s questions, goading the governor at certain points, gently mocking him at others.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The results come with the long-running rumors around a sale of either ITV or ITV Studios having ramped up of late, with a Reuters report that ITV Studios is in talks over merging with RedBird IMI’s All3Media.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Zelensky, meanwhile, has sharply criticized the U.S. for shutting Ukraine out of peace talks over its own future.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Bannon talked over and through Newsom’s questions, goading the governor at certain points, gently mocking him at others.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The results come with the long-running rumors around a sale of either ITV or ITV Studios having ramped up of late, with a Reuters report that ITV Studios is in talks over merging with RedBird IMI’s All3Media.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Zelensky, meanwhile, has sharply criticized the U.S. for shutting Ukraine out of peace talks over its own future.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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