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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As streaming then supplanted sales and stars such as Swift hammered out their issues with Spotify, a new playbook was written.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Intense strikes across Gaza continued on Thursday, even as the final elements of the deal were hammered out by negotiators in Egypt.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Egypt to help hammer out the deal’s remaining sticking points, a senior White House official told NBC News on Saturday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Google and NBCUniversal inked a short-term extension on their existing carriage deal for YouTube TV, keeping the networks on the service for now as the sides work to hammer out final terms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Intense strikes across Gaza continued on Thursday, even as the final elements of the deal were hammered out by negotiators in Egypt.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Egypt to help hammer out the deal’s remaining sticking points, a senior White House official told NBC News on Saturday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Google and NBCUniversal inked a short-term extension on their existing carriage deal for YouTube TV, keeping the networks on the service for now as the sides work to hammer out final terms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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