irons out

verb

present tense third-person singular of iron out
as in clears (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irons out
  1. judges
  2. reasons
  3. works out
  4. unties
  5. infers
  6. concludes
  7. figures out
  8. decides
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  • But on the third day of qualifying for Wimbledon 2026, a power outage downed the electronic line-calling system that judges whether shots are in or out, causing matches across 18 courts to be suspended for over an hour.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • The order created an AI Litigation Task Force inside the DOJ, gave it until January 10 to stand up, and pointed it at any state rule the administration judges too heavy a burden on the technology.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of judges
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  • How the Fed reasons its way to agreements is as important as the agreements.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
  • The system reasons underneath, processing infinitely complex 3D scenarios, handling trade clashes, regulations and tradeoffs - learning from user feedback over time to eliminate the need for users to supervise its intelligence.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of reasons
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  • The home starts at PLN 199,000 (for reference, this works out to roughly US$52,500), but will vary a lot depending on options chosen.
    — Adam Williams June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • On a $20,000 auto loan, this works out to be an extra $15 per month.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of unties
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  • Examples include an agent that suggests a Roth conversion without looking at the life situation—such as age or tax bracket—or a support agent that infers CSAT is high due to dropping call volumes but doesn’t know a major telecom system is down.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • So hopefully the audience infers certain things, and every now and again, Austin, as Jay, will chime in with a little bit of dialogue.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Definition of infers
Verb
  • Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • The second is reasoning intelligence, the layer that looks at a task, breaks it into steps and figures out how to do it, including things like making a judgement call on whether an object will be heavy or light.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of figures out
Verb
  • Michelle, who is smarting from Jesse and Lacy’s visible affection, decides to go full Coyote Ugly on the bar.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 July 2026
  • If a corporation decides to pursue innovation outsourcing, a key consideration is to be transparent with your VC partner.
    — Anis Uzzaman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of decides
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“Irons out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irons%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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