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hammering away

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He said he wanted instead to focus on "hammering away every day" on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.

From BBC • May 12, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron will don a hard hat and tour the fenced-off reconstruction site where stonemasons, carpenters and hundreds of other artisans are hammering away to meet the 12-month deadline.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Doing something for the principle of the thing can sound pathetic, like you’re hammering away at a wall you stand no chance of breaking, performing a pointless task just to make yourself feel better.

From Slate • May 13, 2023

And before Coll could answer, he snatched the tongs, flung a strip.of red-hot iron to the anvil, and began hammering away as fast as he could.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander