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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Alongside high-level talks between Araghchi and Witkoff Saturday, technical teams will begin to hammer out the details of a potential agreement.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Given the fast-evolving scenario, analysts are still debating the impact of the trade duties, which were put on hold for three months (barring tariffs on China) while countries try to hammer out deals with Washington.
—Gloria Haraito, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Such contract discussions often take until the last minute to get hammered out, but one detail about the hospitals spooked a North Texas health insurance broker who requested his name not be used out of job security concerns.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
This settlement plan was hammered out in months of mediation involving groups that sued Purdue, and nearly all of them are supporting it, according to mediator reports filed in court.
Approval would take at least several more months.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Given the fast-evolving scenario, analysts are still debating the impact of the trade duties, which were put on hold for three months (barring tariffs on China) while countries try to hammer out deals with Washington.
—Gloria Haraito, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Such contract discussions often take until the last minute to get hammered out, but one detail about the hospitals spooked a North Texas health insurance broker who requested his name not be used out of job security concerns.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
This settlement plan was hammered out in months of mediation involving groups that sued Purdue, and nearly all of them are supporting it, according to mediator reports filed in court.
Approval would take at least several more months.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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