talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
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Like Joelinton, who suffered with a knee injury at the end of last season, Isak was nursing a fitness problem; his groin had long been impacting his form, and there had been talk of potential surgery this summer.
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Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
LeBron James has been the talk of the NBA offseason over the last couple of weeks.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Chris Martin has been the talk of social media this weekend after an embarrassing jumbotron moment during a Coldplay concert caught the CEO of Astronomer and its head of human resources cozying up.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Much like Drinkwitz has talked of his quarterback room, DeBoer is confident in his group no matter what the conclusion ends up being.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
LeBron James has been the talk of the NBA offseason over the last couple of weeks.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Chris Martin has been the talk of social media this weekend after an embarrassing jumbotron moment during a Coldplay concert caught the CEO of Astronomer and its head of human resources cozying up.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Much like Drinkwitz has talked of his quarterback room, DeBoer is confident in his group no matter what the conclusion ends up being.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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