Thesaurus results for TALKED OVER

talked over

verb

past tense of talk over

as in discussed

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 talked over For months, Smith did not see her husband at all and only talked over the phone. —

Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 Big ones, small ones, and anything in between could be talked over while Mercury transits your 9th House of Learning. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 During Wednesday’s hearing, Bessent frequently talked over Waters, trying to correct the California congresswoman’s message about tariffs and inflation. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025

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Emails reviewed by The Dallas Morning News show that city staff and consultants discussed how to arrange tours of prospective sites as part of an evaluation of whether Dallas should invest in significant repairs of City Hall or move and redevelop its prime location.

— Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Zabel alleges the two discussed the idea of creating a children’s book together after Sánchez told her a story about a helicopter trip where a fly was stuck to the windshield the entire time.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026