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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Sony is similarly judicious with motion smoothing, which irons out choppier images and hard camera pans effectively on the lowest settings, without making film content look weird.
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The remasters cut beyond ironing out the rough edges of decades-old games to fit modern standards.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
But that feels like something good coaching should be able to iron out.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
What next? The ILA and Maritime Alliance have three months to iron out the details of the new contract, notably the union's demand for a ban on dock automation.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The remasters cut beyond ironing out the rough edges of decades-old games to fit modern standards.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
But that feels like something good coaching should be able to iron out.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
What next? The ILA and Maritime Alliance have three months to iron out the details of the new contract, notably the union's demand for a ban on dock automation.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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