to answer boldly or impudently
to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air
television radio a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme
a broadcast telephone dialogue
( as modifier )
a talkback show
Noun use of verb phrase talk back
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Harris slyly acknowledges the divisiveness of his work at the top of the film with video taken at a 2019 post-show talk-back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
The talk-back venue sent out an email to everyone who attended informing them that they may have been exposed.
From Slate ● May 8, 2020
“As soon as the ball dropped, I said to Lance on the talk-back switch, ‘I’m not saying anything for a long time.’
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 22, 2019
Radio hosts had invited audience questions and comments in the past, but there was something novel about the freewheeling nature of the talk-back format, and Mazer’s show quickly caught on.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
We screened many of his films and documentaries over the years and he always showed up for the talk-back, accessible, down to earth, warm.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
You see her at work at night where she lights up when she’s talking to things that can’t talk back, but she feels that they do.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
"He was just so domineering and you just couldn't talk back to him," she added.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
All the talk back then was whether the Preds would unload star goalie Juuse Saros at the trade deadline.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
He likes to insult people from behind a computer or in a speech, where they can't talk back.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
"So," Venkat said, "you can get Pathfinder to talk to the rover, but you can't get the rover to listen or talk back."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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