HAMMERED OUT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

hammered out

verb

past tense of hammer out

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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 In the meantime, Silver anticipates that a flurry of one-and-done provisional arrangements will be hammered out before the new campaign tips off in October. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 If implemented, the framework agreement hammered out between Lebanon and Israel in June 2026 could serve as the most consequential agreement between the two countries in nearly 80 years. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 Unions and the Newsom administration hammered out new agreements, which included several provisions to help cut down on California’s employee compensation costs. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Even as the compromise was being hammered out, Carr made another significant find on a separate Related project site between the bay and Brickell Avenue. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The other details that will need to be hammered out. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 19 June 2026 The agreement is light on details related to Iran’s nuclear program, which will be hammered out in technical negotiations over a 60-day period. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026 Arsenal completed a deal for Martin Zubimendi, the broad terms of which had been hammered out almost a full year prior. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026 The final spending plan will be hammered out between the mayor and the Council before the July 1 start of the 2027 fiscal year. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

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Over the following months, Harrison developed pneumonia and gut failure and also suffered a stroke.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Even before the war, the country had already developed a large legal profession, sophisticated corporate firms, and distinctive constitutional institutions, although European legal systems retained greater intellectual prestige.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of developed

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Tectonic movement also created today's Central Valley, a highly productive agricultural area that was once part of the ocean, then an inland sea, and then a freshwater lake, Lozos said.

— Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
In the first week of spring training in February, when the first-year manager wanted to raise the topic of how news of his hiring had broken, his attempt to set the record straight only created further confusion for some.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Definition of worked up

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The food menu toes the same line of traditional and modern, crafted by chef Ashley Strickland.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Every floor and room is dedicated to specific watch brands and timepieces, featuring bespoke details like watch-hand door handles and winding-crown faucet handles, all crafted by Florentine artisans.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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