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 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.
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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
Differences between any bills passed by the House and Senate would be ironed out in conference committee.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
That didn’t stop the team from trying to iron out a few kinks with its 2024 car, RB 20.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Congressional leaders agreed to a funding deal Wednesday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend, extending the expiration dates for federal finances until later in March as lawmakers iron out the final details of a $1.7 trillion spending package.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
But as Casey Neistat points out, this is the worst Apple Vision Pro will ever be: issues will be ironed out, features will be introduced and iterated upon, and more content will be available.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Zalewski said the ripple effects from legislation after the Champlain collapse took longer than expected since these deals take about a year to fully iron out and hold outs can derail plans.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
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
Differences between any bills passed by the House and Senate would be ironed out in conference committee.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
That didn’t stop the team from trying to iron out a few kinks with its 2024 car, RB 20.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Congressional leaders agreed to a funding deal Wednesday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend, extending the expiration dates for federal finances until later in March as lawmakers iron out the final details of a $1.7 trillion spending package.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
But as Casey Neistat points out, this is the worst Apple Vision Pro will ever be: issues will be ironed out, features will be introduced and iterated upon, and more content will be available.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Zalewski said the ripple effects from legislation after the Champlain collapse took longer than expected since these deals take about a year to fully iron out and hold outs can derail plans.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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