iron out
verb
ironed out; ironing out; irons out
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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By the time the legalities were ironed out, Disney agreed to take a stake in the plaintiff, the Fubo streaming service, and fold its Hulu live-TV service into it, and others were planning similar court maneuvers.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s a fundamental issue Miami’s coaches need to help Wilson iron out.
—Omar Kelly
august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
An aide in the House’s budget-writing committee said legislative leaders planned during Monday’s sessions to convene a six-person negotiating committee that would iron out a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget whose loose ends have dangled over Beacon Hill for weeks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe in particular have been highlighted for their refusal to muck in defensively, and there are other issues that Alonso has to iron out if his team are to return to the top of the pile in Europe while ending newfound domestic dominance from FC Barcelona.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s a fundamental issue Miami’s coaches need to help Wilson iron out.
—Omar Kelly
august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
An aide in the House’s budget-writing committee said legislative leaders planned during Monday’s sessions to convene a six-person negotiating committee that would iron out a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget whose loose ends have dangled over Beacon Hill for weeks.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe in particular have been highlighted for their refusal to muck in defensively, and there are other issues that Alonso has to iron out if his team are to return to the top of the pile in Europe while ending newfound domestic dominance from FC Barcelona.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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