pound (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pound (out)
hammer out
Verb
  • The two sides managed to kiss and make up on the first day of the trial, hammering out a last-minute settlement, but PVH then went on to eventually buy both Calvin Klein and Warnaco, reuniting the two halves of the brand.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
  • Trump, who in his first term withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran, had been pressing for talks to hammer out a new agreement in his second term.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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“Pound (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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