Synonyms of hammering out

hammering out

verb

present participle of hammer out

as in grinding (out)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grinding (out)
• forging
• developing
• carving (out)
• working up
• creating
• bringing forth
• working out
• thrashing (out)
• crafting
• achieving
• generating
• constructing
• cranking out
• churning out
• carrying out
• devising
• throwing up
• cooking (up)
• turning out
• composing
• cobbling (together or up)
• forming
• engineering
• manufacturing
• modeling
• originating
• shaping
• inventing
• accomplishing
• tailoring
• effecting
• hatching
• conceiving
• fashioning
• bringing off
• concocting
• fabricating
• minting
• framing
• contriving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tearing down
• destroying
• dismantling
• demolishing
• razing
• wrecking
• ruining
• undoing
• unmaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hammering out

Mandel started hammering out the pilot with showrunner Patrick Somerville (the two currently have permission to sell the scripts should another network show interest) but spent most of her days thinking about what her next novel might be. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

However, both sides of the debate left the door open to hammering out a potential compromise in the coming days before either version faces a vote by the full City Council. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

After hammering out the details in recent weeks, the Miami-Dade school board agreed Wednesday on a contract for Rafael Villalobos to take the reins as superintendent of the district. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Fox is the first NFL partner to publicly assert a lack of interest in hammering out an early revision of its existing media contract. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Israeli and Lebanese negotiating teams are set to meet again there to continue hammering out a plan under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Once Alex Ovechkin made his decision, hammering out the details took only a few minutes. — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 July 2026

Pritzker needs to take a hands-on approach, gathering all the stakeholders well in advance of the November veto session and hammering out a workable regimen, to ensure lawmakers have something on which to vote. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Aponte’s predecessor Kevin Abrams was the Giants‘ salary cap lead in previous years, most memorably hammering out the early versions of Daniel Jones’ contract extension in the lobby of the JW Marriott here in March 2023. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026