thrash out
phrasal verb
thrashed out; thrashing out; thrashes out
: 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
Examples of thrash out in a Sentence
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Despite several rounds of talks between the two sides to thrash out a new nuclear deal major sticking points remain, with Iran insisting on its right to nuclear enrichment.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Then in the 1990s, Prof Cohen again quietly enters the engine room of history, this time to thrash out a dependable commercial code for foreign investment in the PRC.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Split in their reactions on how to deal with the invaders, the community begins by quarrelling at emergency meeting called to thrash out a strategy regarding the foxes as tensions between its members escalate towards the very violence attributed to the invading beasts.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration seems to believe that a comprehensive trade deal can be thrashed out through direct personal dialogue between Trump and Xi.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Here are the pressing issues expected to be thrashed out although some may not end up being discussed.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
New Composers and Casting Clubs have been added this year while as Broadcasters Conclave will see fiction directors from European public and private broadcasters thrash out in closed-door exchange the burning challenges of today.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Arab leaders were set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday to try to thrash out a proposal for Gaza’s postwar reconstruction that would allow for the peaceful transfer of power from Hamas to an alternative Palestinian administration.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But in a surprising twist — one that angered Judge Timothy Fancourt — both sides on Tuesday asked for more time to thrash out a deal.
—Max Taylor, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Then in the 1990s, Prof Cohen again quietly enters the engine room of history, this time to thrash out a dependable commercial code for foreign investment in the PRC.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Split in their reactions on how to deal with the invaders, the community begins by quarrelling at emergency meeting called to thrash out a strategy regarding the foxes as tensions between its members escalate towards the very violence attributed to the invading beasts.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration seems to believe that a comprehensive trade deal can be thrashed out through direct personal dialogue between Trump and Xi.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Here are the pressing issues expected to be thrashed out although some may not end up being discussed.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
New Composers and Casting Clubs have been added this year while as Broadcasters Conclave will see fiction directors from European public and private broadcasters thrash out in closed-door exchange the burning challenges of today.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Arab leaders were set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday to try to thrash out a proposal for Gaza’s postwar reconstruction that would allow for the peaceful transfer of power from Hamas to an alternative Palestinian administration.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But in a surprising twist — one that angered Judge Timothy Fancourt — both sides on Tuesday asked for more time to thrash out a deal.
—Max Taylor, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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