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
The bill that was hammered out in Congress in the past few weeks could result in hundreds of billions of dollars coming out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP).
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Katie Pleitez, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
In these proximity talks, negotiators shuttle back and forth between the two sides to hammer out the final details of the agreement.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
But implementation of the deal has been delayed while details were being hammered out and some issues remain outstanding.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Attorneys hammered out a legal agreement in 2003 stipulating trust terms, financial distributions and other property issues.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Katie Pleitez, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
In these proximity talks, negotiators shuttle back and forth between the two sides to hammer out the final details of the agreement.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
But implementation of the deal has been delayed while details were being hammered out and some issues remain outstanding.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Attorneys hammered out a legal agreement in 2003 stipulating trust terms, financial distributions and other property issues.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammer out
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Holt also embraced telemedicine and other technological tools to improve patient experience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, forging a path for bettering patient care in the digital age.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Alexia has done it the right way, by putting in her time, forging bonds with all the women, and bringing more storylines than a decade’s worth of telenovelas.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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The new owner of the property, at 1414-1420 N. Phillips Ave., plans to develop a five-story building with 22 apartments and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Understanding the physics allowed scientists to develop algorithms that use TEMPO’s data to infer the smoke plume's altitude and map its 3D movement in nearly real time.—
Jun Wang,
Space.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Our leadership should bring people together, not create division.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice created Task Force KleptoCapture to enforce sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Clothes and fragrances have always shared a strong bond—and not just because the brands that craft the best menswear tend to produce stellar colognes.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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Many producers also craft other styles of Zinfandel, such as sparkling, rose, and the traditional white zinfandel.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20out. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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