thrash out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Uncertainty will weigh on shipping while Washington and Tehran thrash out details on Iran’s nuclear program and other unresolved issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Their agreement with the White House does not address any of these demands but it gives Congress an extra two weeks to thrash out a deal.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
To keep the sessions spontaneous, he didn't finish any of the "16 or 17" songs he'd written, preferring to thrash out the arrangements in the studio with his touring band.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
Hnath has constructed “A Doll’s House, Part 2” as a modern comedy of ideas, divided into a series of confrontations in which characters get to thrash out different perspectives on their shared history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
He had a philosophical mind and a love of argument, and would thrash out questions for the sheer fun of debate in a growling sort of tone that was not really bad-tempered, only put on.
From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by John Campbell
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