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Recent Examples of gavel
When the gavel fell for the final time, Shane Vaden, owner of Vaden’s Drywall, Plaster and Masonry in Fort Worth, had the top bid, dropping a cool $375,000 for Koepp’s steer.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
In other words: There is a judge inside each of us, ready to strike the gavel.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
In the opening minutes of the president’s remarks, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) interrupted loudly, which prompted the Speaker to bang his gavel in warning before ordering security to escort the lawmaker, clutching a cane, out of the chamber.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
The speaker issued a warning for order, banging the gavel.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
In other words: There is a judge inside each of us, ready to strike the gavel.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
In the opening minutes of the president’s remarks, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) interrupted loudly, which prompted the Speaker to bang his gavel in warning before ordering security to escort the lawmaker, clutching a cane, out of the chamber.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
The speaker issued a warning for order, banging the gavel.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
Noun
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Making the playoffs is going to be a steep uphill climb, and every multi-run collapse like Wednesday night’s hammers morale.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Police allegedly found the body of Méndez, 43, who was from Colombia, with injuries indicating she had been killed with a hammer, while her American husband, Jarrod Gelling, 46, had knife wounds consistent with suicide, according to reports.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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From butcher knives to mallets to plates, Eve and her assailant use just about everything but the kitchen sink against one another, including the kitchen cooler.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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The Penzance Musical, an exquisitely funny, meticulously concocted theatrical pavlova—the 1879 operetta The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan—has been whacked with a mallet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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The House took a sledgehammer to the green energy tax credits, including by stating that only renewable projects that begin construction within 60 days of the bill’s passage would remain eligible.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
17 June 2025
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Video footage of the incident shows an agent taking a sledgehammer to the couple's car window and dragging a man out of his car to be detained.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Studying cane fires when few occur guarantees skewed findings.—
Colin Walkes,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2025
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Because sugar cane absorbs more CO2 while growing than the amount that is released when making the packaging, this is considered a carbon-negative packaging solution, giving this sunscreen option bonus points for eco-friendliness.—
Mariana Zapata,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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Rena Frye, their mother, rushed to the defense of her sons; the police pinned her to a patrol vehicle, and the officers took a baton to Marquette.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Hastings was in second place of the finale, the 4×400 meter relay, when Strauss got the baton for the final leg.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 June 2025
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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