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 sprawling American Hoist crane factory, once just across the river from downtown St. Paul, had its own foundry many times larger than this one, as well as furnaces to heat steel for massive forges that hammered out winch and hoist components.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2024
He’s holed up with his family and servants at their palatial estate on Egg Island, waiting out the pandemic while hammering out fiery newspaper columns demanding the government shut down businesses to protect the working class from the spread of influenza.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
And last October, just a few days before the opposition’s primaries to select their presidential candidate, Maduro and the Unitary Platform met in Barbados to hammer out additional ground rules for the 2024 presidential election.
—Jose Ignacio Hernández, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2024
The extension was hammered out during the team’s U.S. preseason tour, which included a game at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego where Qualcomm is headquartered.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2024
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2024
He’s holed up with his family and servants at their palatial estate on Egg Island, waiting out the pandemic while hammering out fiery newspaper columns demanding the government shut down businesses to protect the working class from the spread of influenza.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
And last October, just a few days before the opposition’s primaries to select their presidential candidate, Maduro and the Unitary Platform met in Barbados to hammer out additional ground rules for the 2024 presidential election.
—Jose Ignacio Hernández, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2024
The extension was hammered out during the team’s U.S. preseason tour, which included a game at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego where Qualcomm is headquartered.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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