as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom
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The model successfully reproduced multiple cycles seen during the satellite era, including the gradual shift of sunspots from higher latitudes toward the solar equator—a key indicator of how a cycle develops.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Specifically, kids this age are developing key emotional regulation skills, such as tolerating disappointment, embarrassment, as well as frustration and anger.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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The agreement will forge a market of 2 billion people at a time when trade ties are being tested amid rising geopolitical tensions.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Elements that are forged by stars and seeded in galaxies are released when these stars reach the end of their lives and explode as supernovae.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As technology advanced and investment increased, developers took the groundwork laid by games like Elite and expanded it into some of the most ambitious and compelling video games ever created.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The show created by Levy and his son Dan about a wealthy family forced to live in a tiny town would dominate the Emmys in its sixth and final season.—
ANDREW DALTON,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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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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Michelin Green Star chef, Peeter Pihel, helms the kitchen, crafting nutritious dishes from wild seaweed and fermented forest berries.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bryant believes that Robinson did not craft this phrase himself.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Thrash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrash%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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