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Recent Examples of gavel
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
The gavel is housed in the oldest Masonic lodge in Washington.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The meeting ended abruptly after Mayor Espinosa slammed the gavel in the middle of Martinez’s questions.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
The gavel is housed in the oldest Masonic lodge in Washington.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The meeting ended abruptly after Mayor Espinosa slammed the gavel in the middle of Martinez’s questions.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
Noun
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With Dallas sitting in a low block, using a 5-4-1, LAFC’s patience allowed Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustáquio to recycle the ball to Martínez, whose hammer strike with his left foot was hit too well for Collodi to save despite getting a hand on it.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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If our fates were inscribed in our genetics, why would anyone bother to maintain a skin-care routine, much less go to the trouble of jamming his tongue against the top of his mouth or whacking himself with a hammer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After placing the chicken between sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, use a meat mallet or rolling pin to help flatten the chicken to a uniform thickness.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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To achieve this, place the breasts, one at a time, in a resealable plastic bag or between two sheets of parchment, and gently pound them with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or potato masher until evenly flattened.—
John Becker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 70 years ago, Robert Moses took a sledgehammer to the Bronx, severing New York City’s only mainland borough and poisoning our neighborhoods for his Cross Bronx Expressway.—
Gustavo Rivera,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Coffee is also on the menu alongside fruit teas, tropical slushees and sugar cane juice.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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For new blueberry bushes, the first few years of pruning should maintain the structure of the shrub and won't require as much pruning as older bushes since there are no old canes to remove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Irish whiskey meets you up front, its light caramel sweetness amplified by the Chartreuse, while the mid-palate goes deep with vermouth’s red fruit before handing the baton back to the Chartreuse for long finish of herbal fireworks.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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When the novel came out, a great many citizens of Barcelona had experienced baton charges and vicious police attacks—assaults that were ongoing even as the book was being written and when it was published.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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