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 Ducks will look to concentrate their talent on the back end and iron out who their main six or seven defenders will be.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The next chance of rain will be Thursday or Friday, associated with a front; the timing and precipitation chance are still being ironed out.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Fans had mixed experiences at new venue Like any new venue, there were some kinks that the amphitheater will have to iron out.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
That includes their colleagues who design the factories that build the cars that GM sells to customers—digital twins of new assembly lines are created well in advance of any actual hardware being installed to iron out the bugs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The next chance of rain will be Thursday or Friday, associated with a front; the timing and precipitation chance are still being ironed out.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Fans had mixed experiences at new venue Like any new venue, there were some kinks that the amphitheater will have to iron out.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
That includes their colleagues who design the factories that build the cars that GM sells to customers—digital twins of new assembly lines are created well in advance of any actual hardware being installed to iron out the bugs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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