irons out

verb

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

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

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
Verb
  • For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • He was seen on the CBS broadcast giving one of the side judges an earful.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of judges
Verb
  • The consultant reasons by filling a notebook with calculations, then hands you a one-sentence answer, and keeps the notebook.
    — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How the Fed reasons its way to agreements is as important as the agreements.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
Definition of reasons
Verb
  • Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pies Another freezer classic, and another that comes with eight in a box, which works out to under $2 a pie.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • After the lab concludes, the writers cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Take the scene that concludes Episode 4, Shane having sex with Rose and Ilya masturbating in the shower.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • For example, if a model figures out a way to cheat to win a game, but the human running the training doesn’t spot the cheating, then the model will learn to cheat.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And Ghidorah’s heads — which look, up close, like costume figures out of a Golden Dragon Dance — emit orange lightning volts that extend for half a mile.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of figures out
Verb
  • The development calls into question the future of the USMCA, which will face annual reviews until 2036—or until one of the three partner nations decides to pull out.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • District decides the race The gerrymandered 5th district would have been a monumental challenge for Cleaver if the courts hadn’t ruled to pause the law pending an election.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of decides
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

irons
irons out
ironstone china
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Irons out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irons%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All