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
Examples of iron out in a Sentence
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Another part of the proposal that must be ironed out is how to exempt low-income property owners and senior citizens from the tax.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
At a press conference Tuesday, Adams, a Democrat, suggested that allowing users to find issues is just part of ironing out kinks in new technology.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
This will give the company more time to iron out some of the integration kinks.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
The fate of the bills remain up in the air as the House and Senate iron out their different approaches with four days left in this year’s annual legislative session.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Carefully lift rosette iron out of pan, allowing excess oil to drip off.
—Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
The indictment further alleges that Trump and Cohen ironed out the details of the scheme in the Oval Office at the White House, after he had been elected.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Officials from the search firm and the city personnel department are still ironing out certain details, such as which questions will be asked of Los Angeles residents on an online survey that will be translated into several languages.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
These, the authorities assure all, will be ironed out in time.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
At a press conference Tuesday, Adams, a Democrat, suggested that allowing users to find issues is just part of ironing out kinks in new technology.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
This will give the company more time to iron out some of the integration kinks.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
The fate of the bills remain up in the air as the House and Senate iron out their different approaches with four days left in this year’s annual legislative session.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Carefully lift rosette iron out of pan, allowing excess oil to drip off.
—Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
The indictment further alleges that Trump and Cohen ironed out the details of the scheme in the Oval Office at the White House, after he had been elected.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Officials from the search firm and the city personnel department are still ironing out certain details, such as which questions will be asked of Los Angeles residents on an online survey that will be translated into several languages.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
These, the authorities assure all, will be ironed out in time.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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