as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom
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More than a third of people who develop respiratory symptoms may die from the disease, according to the CDC.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Should a rally develop, short covering could fuel it.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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President Trump and Elon Musk have forged ahead with an aggressive plan to downsize the federal government, with Musk using his Department of Government Efficiency to reduce personnel, cancel contracts and halt aid to organizations.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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But should the White House recoil from the Five Eyes, the remaining members could forge ahead with beefing up bilateral agreements on intelligence sharing between individual countries.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s dismantling of federal agencies, led by Elon Musk, is beginning to create chaos for Western water supplies: California Rep. Mike Levin grilled an Army Corps lieutenant general about why the military dumped a bunch of water into the ground from two Central Valley dams.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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But companies ranging from Ford to Walmart have warned about the negative effects that tariffs could create for their businesses.—
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arkansasonline.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Then Zelensky met Trump on Friday as their two countries tried to hammer out an agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for investment and what Ukraine hopes would be concrete security guarantees.—
Helen Regan,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The latest on Stafford is that the quarterback and his agent are scheduled to meet with the Rams this week in Indianapolis to try to hammer out a contract extension, Colin Cowherd reported on The Volume.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Fallon, meanwhile, worked up the courage to take a bite.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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That started at 20 percent and worked up gradually.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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For costume designer Maja Meschede, this required crafting subtle distinctions between the different characters.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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All pieces are made-to-order and crafted from recycled materials with tools sourced from local suppliers.—
Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Thrash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrash%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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