as in to forge
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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Recent Examples of hammer out
That gives them just under a month to hammer out the details on a new contract.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Rounds and Fischer in separate statements said some of the details still need to be hammered out in legislative text.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Legislative staff, lobbyists and advocates are in for a busy two weeks as final details get hammered out.
—William Melhado
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Rounds and Fischer in separate statements said some of the details still need to be hammered out in legislative text.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Legislative staff, lobbyists and advocates are in for a busy two weeks as final details get hammered out.
—William Melhado
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammer out
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While the partnership is forging ahead and expects to break ground in 2027, the project still faces myriad challenges.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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To this end, campaigners forged an equivalence between taking sugar and drinking human blood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Zilber Property Group developed the Caledonia facility in collaboration with Saputo and other local partners. Saputo, one of the world's largest dairy processors, closed its Lancaster plant in 2024, resulting in job losses.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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One of Arizona’s largest private landowners has plans to develop the state’s largest data center project, a development estimated to cost $33 billion.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Complete the Look Banana Republic Factory Linen-Blend Quilted Jumpsuit A set of coveralls like this linen-blend style can create a stylish no-fuss outfit.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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Before Colorado created its wildlife crossing mitigation system, drivers along that stretch of I-25 crashed into an average of one wild animal per day trying to pass through the highway corridor.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The purse was crafted with gradient flatback crystals on the bold dome and the stem, covered in silver crystal in a geometric pattern with round crystals for a unique web effect.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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In a complaint filed in May in the U.S. District Court in Colorado, federal officials argued that the state's and city's laws were intentionally crafted to hinder and discriminate against federal immigration authorities, violating the U.S. Constitution.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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