iron out
verb
ironed out; ironing out; irons out
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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Super Bowl kickoff is four days away, and there are wrinkles to iron out.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Alongside the airport shuttle pilot, the county has to iron out the details around a potential circulator route that would help people get around on match and non-match days.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Congress must fund the government by March 14, the next government shutdown deadline – leaving only six short weeks of session for lawmakers to iron out the details.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The deal still needs court approval, and some of the details are yet to be ironed out.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Alongside the airport shuttle pilot, the county has to iron out the details around a potential circulator route that would help people get around on match and non-match days.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Congress must fund the government by March 14, the next government shutdown deadline – leaving only six short weeks of session for lawmakers to iron out the details.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The deal still needs court approval, and some of the details are yet to be ironed out.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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