hashed (over or out)

verb

past tense of hash (over or out)
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 for months the town councilmen hashed over the proposal to allow a big-box store in their rural community

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  1. discussed
  2. debated
  3. talked over
Verb
  • Teng found a menopause specialist from Midi who discussed the risks and benefits of HRT, and recommended vitamins, supplements, diet and lifestyle changes.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Commissioners also discussed Florida’s Live Local Act, which allows qualifying housing developments to bypass certain local zoning regulations.
    — Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of discussed
Verb
  • Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
  • Roberts noted that race and citizenship had been fiercely debated in courts, speeches, Congress and battlefields because of Black Americans’ fight for freedom from slavery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of debated
Verb
  • Good ideas no longer die because the loudest person talked over them.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of talked over
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