POUNDED (OUT) Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

pounded (out)

verb

past tense of pound (out)

as in hammered out

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The details would be hammered out back in Washington, the people said.

— Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Home Depot has hammered out a deal to partner with one of its hometown sports franchises.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Birkin’s bag was black box, a kind of calf leather, with gilded brass hardware, fashioned in a rectangular shape with saddle stitching and a burnished flap embossed with the initials JB.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Among several sauces on the side, home in on senafich, a classic, sinus-sizzling Ethiopian condiment fashioned from mustard seeds.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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