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
Examples of iron out in a Sentence
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San Bernardino County officials will work with the Broward County Sheriff’s Offices in Florida to iron out the details of Kingston’s return.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Even if all the kinks are ironed out, the sea operation would still be less efficient than a land route, aid organizations say.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Unfortunately, all those goals are currently on pause as the mission team tries to iron out the remaining kinks.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
Wright faces immediate and looming challenges to the Blueprint, including local school districts’ fiscal constraints, getting private child care providers to participate in a universal prekindergarten program and ironing out metrics that determine students’ preparedness for college or a career.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
While some of the details have yet to be ironed out, a New York Times report Wednesday morning revealed that Biden’s team is looking to bypass the Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonpartisan organization that has managed presidential debates since 1988.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 May 2024
Some publishers have even ironed out rights issues to let people freely share that in-game content on platforms like YouTube.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Another part of the proposal that must be ironed out is how to exempt low-income property owners and senior citizens from the tax.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
At a press conference Tuesday, Adams, a Democrat, suggested that allowing users to find issues is just part of ironing out kinks in new technology.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Even if all the kinks are ironed out, the sea operation would still be less efficient than a land route, aid organizations say.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Unfortunately, all those goals are currently on pause as the mission team tries to iron out the remaining kinks.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
Wright faces immediate and looming challenges to the Blueprint, including local school districts’ fiscal constraints, getting private child care providers to participate in a universal prekindergarten program and ironing out metrics that determine students’ preparedness for college or a career.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
While some of the details have yet to be ironed out, a New York Times report Wednesday morning revealed that Biden’s team is looking to bypass the Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonpartisan organization that has managed presidential debates since 1988.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 May 2024
Some publishers have even ironed out rights issues to let people freely share that in-game content on platforms like YouTube.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Another part of the proposal that must be ironed out is how to exempt low-income property owners and senior citizens from the tax.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
At a press conference Tuesday, Adams, a Democrat, suggested that allowing users to find issues is just part of ironing out kinks in new technology.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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