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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Bailey could still show up and everything could be ironed out quickly.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In so doing, however, he’s ironed out the idiosyncrasies that made his original work so well.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
This could be ironed out with the finished product.
—Amanda Chatel, Wired News, 24 June 2025
There are issues that the Matic Robots team is still ironing out.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In so doing, however, he’s ironed out the idiosyncrasies that made his original work so well.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
This could be ironed out with the finished product.
—Amanda Chatel, Wired News, 24 June 2025
There are issues that the Matic Robots team is still ironing out.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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