as in to hammer out
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hammer out
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The 20-point ceasefire plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey still has several unresolved issues and details that must be hammered out.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025 -
As streaming then supplanted sales and stars such as Swift hammered out their issues with Spotify, a new playbook was written.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pound (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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