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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Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, the National Security Council’s top Middle East officials, have hammered out a truce deal for Lebanon that officials say could be implemented as soon as there’s a cease-fire in Gaza.
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David Ignatius, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The new draft bill being hammered out in parliament could resolve the crisis if wide agreement is reached.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Social safety net programs emerged as one of the big winners of a budget deal hammered out between Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers with both sides compromising on some fronts to get to the nearly $300 billion budget agreement right under the deadline.
—Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
But keep in mind there was a deal that had been hammered out.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 June 2024
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David Ignatius, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The new draft bill being hammered out in parliament could resolve the crisis if wide agreement is reached.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Social safety net programs emerged as one of the big winners of a budget deal hammered out between Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers with both sides compromising on some fronts to get to the nearly $300 billion budget agreement right under the deadline.
—Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
But keep in mind there was a deal that had been hammered out.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 June 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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