crosstalk

noun

Definition of crosstalknext
as in dialog

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  1. dialogue
  2. exchange
  3. happy talk
  4. debate
  5. discourse
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Tusk has continued to emphasize his dedication to fostering dialogue, including meetings with key leaders such as Friedrich Merz, head of Germany's CDU party, who recently visited Kyiv.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The series set in the western Isles of Scotland combines Gaelic dialogue with English and will air in early 2025.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of dialogue
Noun
  • Or take a job with a micromanaging boss in exchange for a higher salary?
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Boston Medical Center is looking for partners who might want to share their solar energy with the hospital's patients in exchange for a higher federal tax credit or reimbursement.
    Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
    Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
Definition of happy talk
Noun
  • But now, the TV has trained us to see everything as sports: dating shows, presidential debates, battlefield yards won and lost.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The debate underscores an ongoing conversation about proper hair care.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of debate
Noun
  • There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Resolving the discourse around remote work might seem straightforward.
    Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of discourse
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crosstalk

cross (up)

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