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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 hammered out
The final spending plan will be hammered out between the mayor and the Council before the July 1 start of the 2027 fiscal year.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The final compensation for top WBD executives when the merger deal closes has yet to be hammered out, but Zaslav and others are in line to get nine-figure payouts.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, the two had hammered out a deal that allowed Harris a clear path to victory while Newsom ran for governor two years later in 2018.
—Lia Russell
march 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For such stories to work, each contradiction has to be hammered out, variables accounted for, and plot holes filled and covered with grass.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
However, a binding agreement hammered out with residents more than 20 years ago limits building heights, which would prevent them from adding two stories at Anderson Parking without eliminating the building’s rooftop observatory.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 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
And that’s just a small part of multiple wide-ranging transportation packages that will have to be hammered out between the chambers with just over a week remaining in the regular session.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns hammered out nine hits in four innings and got two hits apiece from the heart of the lineup that includes shortstop Vivi Martinez, catcher Reese Atwood and first baseman Katie Stewart.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The final compensation for top WBD executives when the merger deal closes has yet to be hammered out, but Zaslav and others are in line to get nine-figure payouts.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, the two had hammered out a deal that allowed Harris a clear path to victory while Newsom ran for governor two years later in 2018.
—Lia Russell
march 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For such stories to work, each contradiction has to be hammered out, variables accounted for, and plot holes filled and covered with grass.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
However, a binding agreement hammered out with residents more than 20 years ago limits building heights, which would prevent them from adding two stories at Anderson Parking without eliminating the building’s rooftop observatory.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 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
And that’s just a small part of multiple wide-ranging transportation packages that will have to be hammered out between the chambers with just over a week remaining in the regular session.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns hammered out nine hits in four innings and got two hits apiece from the heart of the lineup that includes shortstop Vivi Martinez, catcher Reese Atwood and first baseman Katie Stewart.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered out
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The quiet interiors — defined by the revamp the stately building has undergone in the ‘50s — is characterized by an understated palette of neutral stone flooring and wooden furnishings, which were developed reusing existing materials.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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This tendency, called marcescence, may have developed a few million years ago to discourage large mammals from browsing on trees in winter due to the bitterness of the tannin-rich leaves surrounding buds.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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That is where the iron gets forged.—
Kathleen Lucente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Investigators believe Long forged 19 signatures, including those of four dead people, while Arellano is accused of forging six signatures, also including four dead people.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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No one person has incited violence, created divisions and preached hatred more than the current resident of the White House.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Northern India already has some of the world’s most polluted air, created by a toxic mix of vehicle and industrial emissions, crop residue burning, and construction dust.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Results showed that semaglutide cut heavy drinking days by about 41% after patients worked up to the full weekly dose compared to 26% for those taking the placebo, according to the study published Thursday in The Lancet.—
Dr. Grace Hagan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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And Allen’s complaints, though too vague to assess individually, are indeed the sorts of things one might reasonably get worked up about.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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Alongside core collections, the store carries one-of-a-kind watches and high jewelry pieces, as well as a limited run of bespoke eveningwear, including corsets, dresses and skirts crafted from silk with hand embroidery and custom beading that are red-carpet-ready.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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In terms of durability, these are well-crafted.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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