as in to forge
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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Recent Examples of hammer out
With long airport security lines plaguing travelers across the country, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are feeling the heat to hammer out a deal.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
While there’s no way of telling how a work stoppage might leave its mark on MLB’s upcoming media rights haggles, the league will have to hammer out new distribution deals in the wake of an unprecedented cash grab by the NFL.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The parties have been meeting around the clock at a midtown hotel in New York, with negotiations stretching into the late morning hours to hammer out a deal, according to a person familiar with the process, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Denver reached out to Trautman on Sunday afternoon and an agreement got hammered out in a matter of hours.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
While there’s no way of telling how a work stoppage might leave its mark on MLB’s upcoming media rights haggles, the league will have to hammer out new distribution deals in the wake of an unprecedented cash grab by the NFL.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The parties have been meeting around the clock at a midtown hotel in New York, with negotiations stretching into the late morning hours to hammer out a deal, according to a person familiar with the process, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Denver reached out to Trautman on Sunday afternoon and an agreement got hammered out in a matter of hours.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammer out
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Country Day responded in the top of the fifth, as Richey forced a one-out walk, and came around to score on a Taylor Higgins double to forge a 2-2 tie.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the friendship was really forged during the pandemic season of Summer House.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Far more infants given Mead Johnson’s product developed a buildup of acid in the blood called metabolic acidosis than those fed Abbott’s product — 19 versus four, according to results published in the journal PharmacoEconomics.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The guys have put in blood, sweat and tears to develop a top-four defense two weeks ago.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Blowing up buildings doesn’t help build a mass movement or create momentum for lasting change.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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These wild chiltepins represent the origins of Sonoran Desert food, which have been crafted over generations of farmers, researchers, Indigenous communities and chefs like Covarrubias.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Huskies have won six national championships, crafting the cow patch in Storrs into a modern-day blueblood.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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