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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The tech giant helmed by Mark Zuckerberg was in the process of hammering out a deal with the operator of a nuclear power plant that would have provided electricity for a new data center.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
In the midst, prosecutors and defense lawyers spent days hammering out plea deals.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline hears the two parties have lengthy bargaining days set aside on Monday and Tuesday to hammer out the deal.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Conservationists will seek additional protections for the tortoise while next steps are hammered out.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
In the midst, prosecutors and defense lawyers spent days hammering out plea deals.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline hears the two parties have lengthy bargaining days set aside on Monday and Tuesday to hammer out the deal.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Conservationists will seek additional protections for the tortoise while next steps are hammered out.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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