hammered out

past tense of hammer out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hammered out The two countries struck a trade deal in late July, which calls for 15% tariffs on goods from South Korea, but the finer details are still being hammered out in ongoing talks. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 During a particularly difficult budget year, several lawmakers went to South Lake Tahoe casinos while top leaders hammered out the final details. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Isaac can be a very subtle actor, but all subtlety has been hammered out of his performance, as Del Toro’s close-ups distort his already distinctive features. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 For a moment, there was optimism that a security guarantee could be hammered out. Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025 After a weeklong pause as sponsors hammered out a compromise on legislation to establish sales tax and regulations for vapor products sold in Tennessee, the bill is moving again ― and could see final votes this week. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Over time, Paramount emerged as the likely partner for Fight Nights, but conversations with multiple networks and streamers continued for the premium event rights until Ellison’s Skydance officially took over Paramount on Thursday and hammered out a deal for the entire package within 48 hours. Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Instead, members of the Florida Public Service Commission will likely convene Monday afternoon to first decide whether to grant the utility’s request to pause the case while a settlement is hammered out. Emily L Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered out
Verb
  • The test came a week after Kim visited the research institute that developed the engine, which North Korea said will be used for future intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a system called Hwasong-20.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The failure to file or report properly on one’s tax returns may have traditionally been seen as a civil or administrative matter but has now developed further carrying potential consequences for one’s citizenship status.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But instruments onboard the spacecraft weren't designed to distinguish between molecules forged in the moon's presumably deep ocean and those cooked up in the icy shell.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference on Wednesday, Vena pointed to new partnerships between other major North American railroads that have been forged in the wake of the UP-NS mega-merger as an indicator that competition is firmly heating up.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing about disabled people should be created without disabled people and this principle becomes even more critical when dealing with AI systems that can perpetuate or challenge existing biases.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the end of the photo shoot, the hunting party had worked up an appetite.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The town has trained business owners on how to recognize signs of the condition and offer help; formed support groups; and even crafted a mobile, hands-on Dementia Experience Trailer.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lacing those concerns is the looming controversy over who actually crafted the map, which Kehoe unveiled on the Friday before Labor Day weekend.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Hammered out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammered%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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