hammered out

verb

past tense of hammer out
as in developed
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 hammered out At the meeting, Kao and Reed, the super PAC’s chair, hammered out a deal for a six-figure donation, Kao told the FBI. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026 While the exact vision is yet to be hammered out, the core concept is to ensure the entire food story at the stadium is steeped in the Sacramento region’s farms, produce and makers. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2011, former Time Warner Cable executives hammered out the 20-year agreement with the Lakers, then owned by the late Jerry Buss. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, Silver anticipates that a flurry of one-and-done provisional arrangements will be hammered out before the new campaign tips off in October. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 If implemented, the framework agreement hammered out between Lebanon and Israel in June 2026 could serve as the most consequential agreement between the two countries in nearly 80 years. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 Even as the compromise was being hammered out, Carr made another significant find on a separate Related project site between the bay and Brickell Avenue. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The other details that will need to be hammered out. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered out
  1. developed
  2. forged
  3. created
  4. worked up
  5. crafted
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  • Their arrival brings the number of satellites developed for GHGSat to 13.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This is a sensitive moment for Brazil's democracy Brazil emerged from military dictatorship in 1985 and has since developed into one of the world's largest democracies.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The show is being forged as a high-end returning TV series and publisher Transworld has already acquired world English-language rights to the novel plus its sequel, which won’t publish until 2028 and 2029 respectively.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • These changes have forged a new mindset among school officials, one that would be unfamiliar to principals of 50 years ago.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Past violent offenses by US servicemembers have created deep tension between the US and Japan, particularly on Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 US troops in Japan reside.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
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  • The residence was crafted by the chief designer of heritage Scandinavian homeware brand Dansk, Jens Quistgaard, for Dansk founders Martha and Ted Nierenberg.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each Lucas Duplan set will feature songs crafted to satisfy Miami’s appetite for electronic music and a lively nightlife.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafted

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“Hammered out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammered%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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