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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 hammered out
The group hammered out details on things like identifying a chain of command for communication with ICE agents, talking through different possible scenarios and sorting through an understanding of judicial warrants and regulations.
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Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
But several issues need to be hammered out.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
With mostly Republican states joining the program, details still need to be hammered out by the IRS about how exactly the dollar-for-dollar tax credit will operate.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
But the single biggest obstacle to a deal — how long the DHS funding patch should last — was hammered out by late afternoon between Democrats and the White House.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
The agreement, which was hammered out over more than a year, resolves existential questions about TikTok’s future.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Sundance alums who were fortunate enough to have their films become one of the festival’s hot sales say that the alpine dealmaking, often hammered out late into the evening and through the following morning, are an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The framework for new trade deals are in place, but most still need certain details to be hammered out.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coons had hammered out a 10-year, tax-fixing agreement with the administration of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin prior to the purchase that was approved by the city council.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
But several issues need to be hammered out.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
With mostly Republican states joining the program, details still need to be hammered out by the IRS about how exactly the dollar-for-dollar tax credit will operate.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
But the single biggest obstacle to a deal — how long the DHS funding patch should last — was hammered out by late afternoon between Democrats and the White House.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
The agreement, which was hammered out over more than a year, resolves existential questions about TikTok’s future.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Sundance alums who were fortunate enough to have their films become one of the festival’s hot sales say that the alpine dealmaking, often hammered out late into the evening and through the following morning, are an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The framework for new trade deals are in place, but most still need certain details to be hammered out.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coons had hammered out a 10-year, tax-fixing agreement with the administration of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin prior to the purchase that was approved by the city council.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered out
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Borderlands has developed relationships with pro-bono attorneys who help immigrants facing deportation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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For instance, studying subsurface cavities is a primary goal of an instrument called the Subsurface Radar Sounder, or SRS, planned for the EnVision mission being developed by the European Space Agency, which can penetrate the planet's surface to depths of several hundred meters.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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These experiences forged his belief in distributed leadership.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Late last year, the Lake Station Board of Works and New Chicago forged a pact calling for Lake Station to provide ambulance service for $50,000 annually, according to Long, who said the contract would be reviewed at the end of the year.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Game and Fish Commission created the structures from hundreds of invasive red cedars cut from Lake Ouachita's shoreline.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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In a throwback to the pandemic, Kuhlman and his colleagues worked up the new program in a matter of days—but Valley View has none of the funding that poured into school districts during the COVID crisis.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Why are people worked up about Nipah virus?—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Or perhaps whether there will be a conference about the various provisions that differ in the two pieces of legislation, and a final bill crafted between the two chambers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, no argument, no matter how well-crafted, can ever turn fiction into fact.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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