hashing (over or out)

present participle of hash (over or out)
as in discussing
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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Verb
  • And on an earnings call for his rocket company SpaceX, Musk hinted at the possibility of a merger between the two companies, saying that special committees at each were discussing it.
    — Willa Rubin, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The hosts spend extra time discussing the IPL’s revenue multiples.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The vaccine may also usher in a new wave of treatments for other types of cancer, though experts are debating how broadly applicable the technology could be.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the early 1980s, Resnicoff says that Congress was debating the Religious Apparel Amendment, which would have allowed Jews serving in the military to cover their heads.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Suddenly, the entire table erupts, simultaneously talking over one another about who said what at what time to whom.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Hashing (over or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hashing%20%28over%20or%20out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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