HAMMERING OUT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

hammering out

verb

present participle of hammer out

as in grinding (out)

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists

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Recent Examples of hammering out After hammering out the details in recent weeks, the Miami-Dade school board agreed Wednesday on a contract for Rafael Villalobos to take the reins as superintendent of the district. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Fox is the first NFL partner to publicly assert a lack of interest in hammering out an early revision of its existing media contract. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Israeli and Lebanese negotiating teams are set to meet again there to continue hammering out a plan under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Once Alex Ovechkin made his decision, hammering out the details took only a few minutes. — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 July 2026 Pritzker needs to take a hands-on approach, gathering all the stakeholders well in advance of the November veto session and hammering out a workable regimen, to ensure lawmakers have something on which to vote. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Stocks fell sharply early in Thursday's session, but steadily clawed their way back as investors appeared to take heart from news reports that Iran and Oman are hammering out a plan to oversee traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Aponte’s predecessor Kevin Abrams was the Giants‘ salary cap lead in previous years, most memorably hammering out the early versions of Daniel Jones’ contract extension in the lobby of the JW Marriott here in March 2023. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 Artificial intelligence, real money When actors and studios arrived at the bargaining table this week to start hammering out the next SAG-AFTRA contract, a key figure in the conversation was not in the room. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026

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Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Most school districts are forging ahead with technology in classrooms.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Aug. 2026

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SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of developing

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Some have already talked to a parent; others are working up the nerve.

— Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
While working up the nerve to kill her, Loftis discovers that Ruth is secretly the mother of his late wife Lauren (Meredith Casey), making his son Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) the final descendant.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Definition of working up

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Feliciano, a founder of Clearlake Capital in Santa Monica, took the mound at Petco Park on Monday afternoon, working out of a stretch and looking toward an invisible runner at second base before delivering a pitch.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
However, even those without a passion for boxing can enjoy working out with a speed bag.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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