thrash out

verb

thrashed out; thrashing out; thrashes out
Synonyms of thrash outnext
: to talk about (something) in order to make a decision, find a solution, etc.
They had a meeting to thrash out their problems.
thrash out a plan

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Washington and Tehran announced a ceasefire ​last month but have been struggling to thrash out a permanent ​peace pact. Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 America’s United Soccer League (USL) is getting closer to thrashing out a new collective bargaining agreement with its players. Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026 But Russian President Vladimir Putin may balk at some of the proposals thrashed out by officials from Washington, Kyiv and Western Europe, including postwar security guarantees for Ukraine. CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War. Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thrash out

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“Thrash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrash%20out. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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