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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Legislative staff, lobbyists and advocates are in for a busy two weeks as final details get hammered out.
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William Melhado
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The 90-day framework agreements the Trump administration has been negotiating should be exactly that: frameworks for more concrete rules to be hammered out in the months ahead.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025
When contracts are hammered out at the negotiating table, guys talk about their resumes.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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William Melhado
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The 90-day framework agreements the Trump administration has been negotiating should be exactly that: frameworks for more concrete rules to be hammered out in the months ahead.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025
When contracts are hammered out at the negotiating table, guys talk about their resumes.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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“Hammer out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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