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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

The two boys, aged 2 and 4, romped through the labyrinth of La Soledad, under lines of drying laundry, past deliverymen pushing stacked handcarts and carpenters hammering away at tottering structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

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

From BBC • May 12, 2024

That change could be six years away or six months away — it’s impossible to know because there are so many change agents hammering away at the system.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

John Henry had his overalls rolled up around his knees as he stood in the water, hammering away at a bridge fashioned from the wreckage of fancy yachts.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia