as in mallets
a large, heavy hammer with a long handle
broke up the concrete using a sledgehammer
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Recent Examples of sledgehammers
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Workers use sledgehammers to pound stakes for the big top, then toss the sledgehammers to each other in a sort of juggling routine.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
Hailstones crash through glass like sledgehammers.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.
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Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Three thieves used sledgehammers to perform a smash-and-grab at a popular Sherman Oaks mall on Wednesday evening, stealing jewelry and watches before fleeing the scene, authorities said.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Ridglan Farms said in a press release that activists attempted to enter several buildings using sledgehammers, electric saws and crowbars.
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Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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.
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Nick Sullivan
march 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot police.
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CBS News,
11 June 2026
Workers use sledgehammers to pound stakes for the big top, then toss the sledgehammers to each other in a sort of juggling routine.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.
—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
Hailstones crash through glass like sledgehammers.
—
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.
—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Three thieves used sledgehammers to perform a smash-and-grab at a popular Sherman Oaks mall on Wednesday evening, stealing jewelry and watches before fleeing the scene, authorities said.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Ridglan Farms said in a press release that activists attempted to enter several buildings using sledgehammers, electric saws and crowbars.
—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sledgehammers
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No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event.
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In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments.
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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Additionally, the researchers did not specify the exact dropout rates or detail how the routine might affect seniors who already relied on assistive devices like walkers or canes.
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That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
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Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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As Rice whips the ball in with bend and power, keep an eye on England’s blockers in the clip below.
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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Some fans said the actor instead resembled an early-PlayStation-era cutscene character who robotically flails his limbs upon impact.
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As Frances ascends in the art world, Avery flails financially and emotionally — and the nationwide Adderall shortage isn’t helping.
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Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek.
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This comes as the company reportedly slashes product prices and prepares for a potential IPO, amid accusations from Florida's AG regarding unsafe product releases.
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“Sledgehammers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sledgehammers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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