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Recent Examples of acid test
The state now is trying to correct what went wrong, but the acid test will be how EDD performs when the next recession strikes.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Again, when she was done, the acid test: a flip of the switch and – voilà! – light.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
An orange laminate kitchen straight out of an electric Kool-Aid acid test.
—Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
While the park had hosted bluegrass, drum circles and ’60s-era acid tests, a concert had never happened there after the park’s 7p.m. curfew.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Again, when she was done, the acid test: a flip of the switch and – voilà! – light.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
An orange laminate kitchen straight out of an electric Kool-Aid acid test.
—Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
While the park had hosted bluegrass, drum circles and ’60s-era acid tests, a concert had never happened there after the park’s 7p.m. curfew.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acid test
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Police surveillance has been a hot-button issue in the Metro Council, and this legislation is considered an important litmus test.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The election could also serve as an early litmus test for Republicans and Democrats after President Donald Trump won every swing state, including Wisconsin.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her litmus to make sure these moments were successful?—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the best was the part about enjoying the season and not making playoff success your litmus for hockey fandom happiness.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The struggles Bruce describes, many reflecting his own life, serve as crucibles for new beginnings.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Storm places the birth and initial spread of nationalism in the crucible of the Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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Both men were recovered by fire personnel but did not survive.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
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On that night, a 30-foot burning cross surrounded by smaller ones lit what was then called City Park.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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For a few seconds, the water cleared enough to see something that resembled a cross between a hairball and a meteor.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Acid test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acid%20test. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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