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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Google ironed out those early flaws, and still has a more than 90% share of the search market.
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Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Those kinks in communication have since been ironed out.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
But, as Crabtree-Ireland points out, many of these kinks were ironed out with the TV animation deal that the union struck earlier this year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Not even three editors could iron out the tonal uncertainties.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
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Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Those kinks in communication have since been ironed out.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
But, as Crabtree-Ireland points out, many of these kinks were ironed out with the TV animation deal that the union struck earlier this year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Not even three editors could iron out the tonal uncertainties.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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