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as in to draw
to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

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Drug store struggles The closures come amid a challenging time for drugstore chains, which are being hammered on a few fronts. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Trump has repeatedly hammered Harris over the border crisis in Arizona, the lone border swing state, as voters have ranked immigration one of the top two issues this cycle along with the economy. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
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Why is that man carrying an enormous plastic hammer around, dressed in a breast plate on a green screen? Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Oct. 2024 In the clip shared by TMZ, the white-haired man is seen grabbing the guitar and repeatedly hitting it with a hammer while the crowd cheers. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hammer 

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“Hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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