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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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.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
At Cambridge, students began in 1837 to iron out some of the modern-day rules.
—Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Mellinger said there are details to iron out, but there will be barbecue in England’s suite for the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
With the June 15 budget deadline and July 1 Workforce Pell implementation date around the corner, state agencies and legislators will have to move fast to iron out their plans and create the scaffolding necessary to support the new program.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
At Cambridge, students began in 1837 to iron out some of the modern-day rules.
—Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Mellinger said there are details to iron out, but there will be barbecue in England’s suite for the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
With the June 15 budget deadline and July 1 Workforce Pell implementation date around the corner, state agencies and legislators will have to move fast to iron out their plans and create the scaffolding necessary to support the new program.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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