as in debates
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 talks over
China’s negotiating style has consistently been slow, methodical, and relentless in seeking better terms, as evidenced by talks over the PoS-2 stretching for over a decade.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The news comes a day after Iranian diplomats and diplomats from England, Italy, and Germany met to explore beginning new talks over limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
The goalkeeper department is unresolved on several fronts, with Ederson in talks over a move to Galatasaray and Stefan Ortega available for transfer but yet to find a suitable club.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The ceasefire offer would see the freeing of some hostages held by Hamas, the freeing of Palestinians held in prison by Israel, continuation of talks over a longer-term truce and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from parts of Gaza.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Also on Thursday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy aide, shared more details about the plans for Friday’s summit, saying the presidents will first have a one-on-one conversation, with the help of interpreters, before continuing talks over a business lunch.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Though the White House and Kyiv have voiced openness to three-way talks over the conflict, the Kremlin downplayed that possibility.
—semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Putin has previously rejected several attempts by Zelensky to meet for talks over ending the Ukraine war.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The news comes a day after Iranian diplomats and diplomats from England, Italy, and Germany met to explore beginning new talks over limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
The goalkeeper department is unresolved on several fronts, with Ederson in talks over a move to Galatasaray and Stefan Ortega available for transfer but yet to find a suitable club.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The ceasefire offer would see the freeing of some hostages held by Hamas, the freeing of Palestinians held in prison by Israel, continuation of talks over a longer-term truce and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from parts of Gaza.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Also on Thursday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy aide, shared more details about the plans for Friday’s summit, saying the presidents will first have a one-on-one conversation, with the help of interpreters, before continuing talks over a business lunch.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Though the White House and Kyiv have voiced openness to three-way talks over the conflict, the Kremlin downplayed that possibility.
—semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Putin has previously rejected several attempts by Zelensky to meet for talks over ending the Ukraine war.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talks over
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As Washington debates the future of the space agency, the Perseverance team can only go about its business, sending its rover this way and that, to sniff out clues to Mars’s ancient past.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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During such events, Kirk debates students and others about myriad of topics, some of them controversial.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This article discusses memory and chip and system design talks at the 2025 AI Infra Summit in Santa Clara, CA by Kove, Pliops and Cadence.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This article discusses the first four episodes of Prime Video’s The Girlfriend.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Runge argues in The Great Healthcare Disruption that innovation without humanity risks leaving patients behind, while humanity without innovation risks stalling medical progress.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Talks over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talks%20over. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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