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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litmuses
litmus tests
Noun
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The same dynamic is now widely observed in universities, where hiring and professional advancement practices have produced increasingly uniform ideological cultures even without explicit political litmus tests.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
When even pop stars become partisan litmus tests, that common ground keeps shrinking.—
Laurel Elder,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Litmuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litmuses. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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