as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of talk out
Gavin McKenna is Gavin McKenna, but anyone telling you with any confidence that the next group after him is substantially better than this year’s group would be talking out of both sides of their mouth.
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Arthur Staple, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
We’ve been talked out of our medicines and our powers.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025
The astronauts were swapping stories and talking out of school.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Investors, Wall Street executives and major donors convinced themselves either that Mr. Trump was bluffing, or would be talked out of his most aggressive tariff proposals.
—Tyler Pager, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Arthur Staple, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
We’ve been talked out of our medicines and our powers.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025
The astronauts were swapping stories and talking out of school.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Investors, Wall Street executives and major donors convinced themselves either that Mr. Trump was bluffing, or would be talked out of his most aggressive tariff proposals.
—Tyler Pager, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk out
Verb
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Legislative staff, lobbyists and advocates are in for a busy two weeks as final details get hammered out.—
William Melhado
July 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Janet Jackson and Maxwell are stirring up headlines after making a recent public appearance together at the 1,500th performance of Cabaret at London’s Kit Kat Club.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
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Higher terrains saw even more activity, and storms and wind gusts stirred up desert dust.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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But forging strong ties without in-person interaction remains a challenge.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But if the results are solid, there’s no reason why this name can’t break away and forge a new trading range above current resistance at $60.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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