hammer out

VERB

bring to a conclusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

establish negotiate settle thrash out work out

WEAK

accomplish bring about build complete construct erect excogitate fight through finish form make produce set up sort out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse unsettle

Example Sentences

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Which is yet another reason why the NFL wants to hammer out a deal and avoid a work stoppage.

From The Wall Street Journal

The offensive started a few days before Kagame and Tshisekedi flew to Washington to ratify the agreement first hammered out in June.

From BBC

China’s ruling elites will soon gather to hammer out the priorities for the world’s second-largest economy next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The terms of a possible peace are still being hammered out, and the Europeans have had some success pushing back.

From The Wall Street Journal

An EU spokeswoman said that "intense work" was going on to try to hammer out a solution.

From Barron's