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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The only thing left to iron out seemed to be raising the funds to trigger his €58 million release clause, which would apparently be done in the first few days of July.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
One point that does seem to have been ironed out is the question of who will administer Gaza.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Senate Republicans voted to advance the legislation late Saturday, with all but two Republicans voting in favor following hours of delay as the GOP worked to iron out last-minute details and dispel concern among holdouts.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
To iron out the technical provisions of a deal, the U.S. then put together a team of top career diplomats, nuclear scientists, lawyers, and sanctions experts.
—Josh Black, Time, 28 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
One point that does seem to have been ironed out is the question of who will administer Gaza.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Senate Republicans voted to advance the legislation late Saturday, with all but two Republicans voting in favor following hours of delay as the GOP worked to iron out last-minute details and dispel concern among holdouts.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
To iron out the technical provisions of a deal, the U.S. then put together a team of top career diplomats, nuclear scientists, lawyers, and sanctions experts.
—Josh Black, Time, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for iron out
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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