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
This year, YouTube has hammered out new agreements with Paramount (in February), Fox (August) and NBCUniversal (October).
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue remains salient in several northern Virginia communities, where issues over transgender girls are still being hammered out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue remains salient in several northern Virginia communities, where issues over transgender girls are still being hammered out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammer out
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The concert was life-changing for Rea, who got to meet Osbourne there and forge a friendship that would last until the singer’s death this past summer.—
Stephen Rea,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The drummer/producer of The Roots first met D’Angelo in the mid-1990s and the two forged a musical bond that helped shape the sound of that era.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have developed a new type of material that can passively cool buildings and capture water directly from the air – all without energy input.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Giving evidence about his spat with Vine, which developed when the 60-year-old speculated whether Barton had a brain injury after his posts about Aluko and Ward, he was stopped by Menary.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The species has an adhesive plate on its head that helps to create a kind of vacuum seal, allowing the fish to grab a whale and hang on for the ride.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport's revenue to pay for controllers' wages.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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In crafting Elizabeth’s jewelry, the company invited her to go behind the doors of the Tiffany archive.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actress’ top coordinated with her high-waist maxiskirt, crafted in the same white satin with waist definition provided by further crystal embellishments.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20out. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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