hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
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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Members are staring down a key four-week stretch to hammer out provisions of the bill, with their Fourth of July goal in sight and pressure mounting to complete President Trump’s top domestic agenda priority.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Though the final legislation will likely mirror broad elements of the deal brokered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), GOP senators are hammering out differences over deeper budget cuts, Medicaid provisions, clean energy incentives, and more.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Negotiating parties could hammer out more practicable arrangements.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
One notable change hammered out in negotiations among Republicans was raising the SALT deduction to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000 -- a substantive change from the $10,000 cap that was implemented in the 2017 tax law.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Though the final legislation will likely mirror broad elements of the deal brokered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), GOP senators are hammering out differences over deeper budget cuts, Medicaid provisions, clean energy incentives, and more.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Negotiating parties could hammer out more practicable arrangements.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
One notable change hammered out in negotiations among Republicans was raising the SALT deduction to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000 -- a substantive change from the $10,000 cap that was implemented in the 2017 tax law.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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