hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
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Examples of hammer out in a Sentence
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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The new platform was hammered out behind closed doors — another shift from years prior.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 July 2024
The deal isn’t finalized yet, though, and Turner is reportedly trying to hammer out a last-minute deal to join NBC, Disney and Amazon and broadcast a smaller number of NBA regular season and playoff games.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 15 June 2024
The couple hammered out the minutiae of IVF with their specialist, down to the timing of every hormone shot.
—Jessica Kutz, Vox, 30 May 2024
That plan has still not been hammered out, NYPD Chief of Information Ruben Beltran testified, with the department likely to have its radio system encrypted citywide by the first few months of 2025.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 July 2024
The deal isn’t finalized yet, though, and Turner is reportedly trying to hammer out a last-minute deal to join NBC, Disney and Amazon and broadcast a smaller number of NBA regular season and playoff games.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 15 June 2024
The couple hammered out the minutiae of IVF with their specialist, down to the timing of every hormone shot.
—Jessica Kutz, Vox, 30 May 2024
That plan has still not been hammered out, NYPD Chief of Information Ruben Beltran testified, with the department likely to have its radio system encrypted citywide by the first few months of 2025.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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