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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
But several issues need to be hammered out.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
With mostly Republican states joining the program, details still need to be hammered out by the IRS about how exactly the dollar-for-dollar tax credit will operate.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
But the single biggest obstacle to a deal — how long the DHS funding patch should last — was hammered out by late afternoon between Democrats and the White House.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
The agreement, which was hammered out over more than a year, resolves existential questions about TikTok’s future.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Sundance alums who were fortunate enough to have their films become one of the festival’s hot sales say that the alpine dealmaking, often hammered out late into the evening and through the following morning, are an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The framework for new trade deals are in place, but most still need certain details to be hammered out.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coons had hammered out a 10-year, tax-fixing agreement with the administration of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin prior to the purchase that was approved by the city council.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Mike Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
With mostly Republican states joining the program, details still need to be hammered out by the IRS about how exactly the dollar-for-dollar tax credit will operate.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
But the single biggest obstacle to a deal — how long the DHS funding patch should last — was hammered out by late afternoon between Democrats and the White House.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
The agreement, which was hammered out over more than a year, resolves existential questions about TikTok’s future.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Sundance alums who were fortunate enough to have their films become one of the festival’s hot sales say that the alpine dealmaking, often hammered out late into the evening and through the following morning, are an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
The framework for new trade deals are in place, but most still need certain details to be hammered out.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coons had hammered out a 10-year, tax-fixing agreement with the administration of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin prior to the purchase that was approved by the city council.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered out
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In 2024, when the biennial count showed an increase in unhoused young adults ages 18 to 24, for example, Heyhoe said advocates developed a new pilot program aimed at preventing youth homelessness.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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My political thought developed at a different time than my father’s, with different influences.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kraft Heinz is preparing to break up later this year, undoing much of the merger forged more than a decade ago by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and private equity firm 3G Capital.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s a wry grace to this misadventure-palooza, forged in the key of melancholic mid-career Woody Allen but with variations on those themes which achieve their own pointedly funny clarity, especially where Ubeimar Rios’ all-time portrayal of a sad sack is concerned.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The call created controversy among fans.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath hit back hard, telling Bass on X that the county created the new agency because the existing one — which is partly overseen by Bass appointees — was incapable of tracking its spending.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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By the end of the photo shoot, the hunting party had worked up an appetite.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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An outdoor art exposition is also being crafted along the path, with four different creative spots to stop.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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