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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Strengthening your communication skills will boost your confidence and enable you to iron out work conflicts and avoid unnecessary tensions.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
The first group was brought in late Tuesday morning after defense lawyers and prosecutors ironed out some last-minute loose ends.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
But Emmanuel Macron, France’s leader, said the specifics of such a force were still being ironed out.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
The first group was brought in late Tuesday morning after defense lawyers and prosecutors ironed out some last-minute loose ends.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
But Emmanuel Macron, France’s leader, said the specifics of such a force were still being ironed out.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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