hammer out
verb
hammered out; hammering out; hammers out
: to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
hammered out an agreement
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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Last month, Deadline reported that Netflix was hammering out a $6- to $7-million deal to acquire the film.
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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Deadline hears that the unions are looking to begin informal talks this summer and likely were waiting for the AMPTP to hammer out its succession plan before doing so.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The meetings in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Monday are designed for US and Russian officials to hammer out more specific language on the deal reached by Trump and Putin, as well as other areas of negotiation toward a full ceasefire.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Weinstein had a few small wins ahead of his rape retrial as Judge Curtis Farber hammered out new rules for the upcoming courtroom showdown.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Deadline hears that the unions are looking to begin informal talks this summer and likely were waiting for the AMPTP to hammer out its succession plan before doing so.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The meetings in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Monday are designed for US and Russian officials to hammer out more specific language on the deal reached by Trump and Putin, as well as other areas of negotiation toward a full ceasefire.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Weinstein had a few small wins ahead of his rape retrial as Judge Curtis Farber hammered out new rules for the upcoming courtroom showdown.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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