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
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Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu’s factions were due to meet on Sunday to iron out differences, but representatives for Kılıçdaroğlu wrote to Ankara’s police seeking intervention.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 May 2026
Trump pulled out of that agreement and has been trying to iron out a new one.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Negotiators are also ironing out details on sanctions relief and unfreezing Iranian assets.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Future volumes will presumably iron out the technical wrinkles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 May 2026
Trump pulled out of that agreement and has been trying to iron out a new one.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Negotiators are also ironing out details on sanctions relief and unfreezing Iranian assets.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Future volumes will presumably iron out the technical wrinkles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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