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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Differences in the bill were ironed out in conference committee and each chamber voted to pass the bill with bipartisan support.
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
There is still training camp and preseason to iron out the details, but the Steelers need to get to work fast.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
While leaders are working behind the scenes to iron out production strategies and redundancies, teams on the ground are left wondering how changes will affect them, their role and their tenure.
—Shannon Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
His needs to iron out inconsistencies in his jumper.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
There is still training camp and preseason to iron out the details, but the Steelers need to get to work fast.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
While leaders are working behind the scenes to iron out production strategies and redundancies, teams on the ground are left wondering how changes will affect them, their role and their tenure.
—Shannon Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
His needs to iron out inconsistencies in his jumper.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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