hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
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the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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The financing hammered out last year for the new truck includes relying on the Redevelopment Commission to pony up money for the truck with the promise that the city will repay the loan once a $4 million bond is issued.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
But the parties still had to hammer out agreements on workplace issues including the automation of ports, which the union strongly opposed, by the new deadline of Jan. 15.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
It was reported that then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaned on the public demand to bring Dolan and the late Glenn Britt, the CEO and chairman of Time Warner Cable at the time, back to the table to hammer out a deal.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead, in the end, the two camps found a way to hammer out a happy reunion.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
But the parties still had to hammer out agreements on workplace issues including the automation of ports, which the union strongly opposed, by the new deadline of Jan. 15.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
It was reported that then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaned on the public demand to bring Dolan and the late Glenn Britt, the CEO and chairman of Time Warner Cable at the time, back to the table to hammer out a deal.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead, in the end, the two camps found a way to hammer out a happy reunion.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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