talk through
phrasal verb
talked through; talking through; talks through
1
: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way
The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.
2
: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement
Have you talked this through with your family?
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Writer Abby Aguirre joins the podcast to talk through her cover story with the Grammy Award-winning pop star.
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Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
So just talking through like story structure, the difference between emotional story versus plot and then talking about scene development and yeah, just different story functions.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Finally, in the lightning round, David and Nilay talk through the reasons behind Netflix’s latest price hike, the Sensify standard that turns your lightbulbs into always-watching sensors, and more.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press | Abdel Kareem Hana Dozens of Israeli strikes hit Gaza over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials continued indirect ceasefire talks through mediators in Qatar.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
So just talking through like story structure, the difference between emotional story versus plot and then talking about scene development and yeah, just different story functions.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Finally, in the lightning round, David and Nilay talk through the reasons behind Netflix’s latest price hike, the Sensify standard that turns your lightbulbs into always-watching sensors, and more.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press | Abdel Kareem Hana Dozens of Israeli strikes hit Gaza over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials continued indirect ceasefire talks through mediators in Qatar.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Talk through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20through. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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