iron out
verb
ironed out; ironing out; irons out
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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Those details can be ironed out with time and experience but the Euros will be less forgiving.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
In either case, all parties involved will have plenty of time to iron out potential issues, as teams will not even vote on a potential Celtics sale until June.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These complexities will undoubtedly be ironed out during the legislative process, but much work remains to be done.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Funding coming soon, director says Details on how the high schools will receive the funding will be ironed out the coming weeks, Fitzsimmons said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
In either case, all parties involved will have plenty of time to iron out potential issues, as teams will not even vote on a potential Celtics sale until June.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These complexities will undoubtedly be ironed out during the legislative process, but much work remains to be done.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Funding coming soon, director says Details on how the high schools will receive the funding will be ironed out the coming weeks, Fitzsimmons said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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