the hammer
noun
: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance
He won a gold medal in the hammer.
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This is what Hollywood executive strategy looks like in 2026 — hope the Republicans who hate you aren’t loved by the Republicans who can bring the hammer down on you.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Games were being decided on who won the coin toss to have the hammer in the last end.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Police said the suspect then struck the victim in the face with the hammer end of the hatchet.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Citizen scientists and paleontologists alike have also uncovered teeth from other non-megalodon prehistoric shark species including Galeocerdo contortus and Galeocerdo triqueter (similar to modern day tiger sharks) and Sphyrma prisca (a relative of the hammer head shark).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Games were being decided on who won the coin toss to have the hammer in the last end.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Police said the suspect then struck the victim in the face with the hammer end of the hatchet.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Citizen scientists and paleontologists alike have also uncovered teeth from other non-megalodon prehistoric shark species including Galeocerdo contortus and Galeocerdo triqueter (similar to modern day tiger sharks) and Sphyrma prisca (a relative of the hammer head shark).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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