as in develops
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 hammers out
There are a lot of quality hammers out there, but this Craftsman hammer from Amazon is both tough and affordable.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammers out
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The Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media develops and supports in-state projects as well as reviewing and approving film incentives for local and out-of-state productions, such as rebates on local spending and crew hires.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Unlike alcoholic liver disease or viral hepatitis, MASH develops silently from everyday health issues like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Nosferatu Desperate for connection, young lonely Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) unwittingly forges a spiritual bond with Count Olork, Nosferatu (Bill Skarsgård), in the early 1800s.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fiddelke can do the same, if willing, to address glaring value chain pain points, demonstrate how AI forges strategic edge rather than curing operating metrics, protect digital strategists from noisy, operational IT concerns, and insist upon meaningful results accountability.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Following the serum was The Cream, which seals moisture and creates a natural base, before setting everything together with the Reset Rebalancing Setting Powder.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Smalltown Boy works up the courage to ask Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) to dance, and now their hands are all over each other, much to the chagrin of Smalltown Boy’s ex, Personal Jesus, who is going through the motions of dancing with Caribbean Queen but keeps looking over his shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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The spacious property in the 37700 block of Brayton Street in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2025 for $2,170,000 which works out to $1,048 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The numeral form of September 16, 2025 is 09/16/25, which works out to (3^2)/(4^2)/(5^2).—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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The longtime actor and multi-faceted filmmaker crafts an unhinged, go-for-broke performance as a legendary quarterback putting his potential heir apparent (Tyriq Withers) through a psychologically torturous training camp.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The lead performance by Brody is massive, possibly career-best work, and director Brady Corbet crafts a film that many have already called an instant classic.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hammers out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammers%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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