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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

“We are hammering away at this to get dams breached and salmon recovered — that is our number one goal,” Wheeler said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 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

“It feels like someone’s hammering away back there,” she said.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson