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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Examples of hammer out in a Sentence
the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists
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This year, nearly all of the world’s countries are hammering out a United Nations treaty to deal with the plastic crisis.
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 20 June 2024
The economic terms of the deal had been hammered out and revised multiple times by the Paramount board’s special committee overseeing sale talks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
If a deal isn’t hammered out by June 30, spending levels from the 2024 fiscal year budget stay in place until a new budget deal is reached.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
As of 2024, many details about how the law will be regulated are still being hammered out.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 20 June 2024
The economic terms of the deal had been hammered out and revised multiple times by the Paramount board’s special committee overseeing sale talks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
If a deal isn’t hammered out by June 30, spending levels from the 2024 fiscal year budget stay in place until a new budget deal is reached.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
As of 2024, many details about how the law will be regulated are still being hammered out.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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