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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Public-private partnerships may hold the key, but until those details are ironed out, large-scale rollout remains a challenge.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
However, the Chiefs may still look to iron out some problems before the NFL trade deadline, especially after losing to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Valuations ‘can only be ignored for so long’ The AI race has seen some of the world’s largest companies’ market caps soar, but investors broadly agree that these tech giants have healthy balance sheets to fall back on if — or when — kinks in the burgeoning industry are ironed out.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Though excitement about the first day of Metro Express service Monday was hampered by delays and technological glitches, county officials said the problems are part of the adjustment period and will be ironed out moving forward.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
However, the Chiefs may still look to iron out some problems before the NFL trade deadline, especially after losing to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Valuations ‘can only be ignored for so long’ The AI race has seen some of the world’s largest companies’ market caps soar, but investors broadly agree that these tech giants have healthy balance sheets to fall back on if — or when — kinks in the burgeoning industry are ironed out.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Though excitement about the first day of Metro Express service Monday was hampered by delays and technological glitches, county officials said the problems are part of the adjustment period and will be ironed out moving forward.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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