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Recent Examples of gavel
Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed the multi-trillion-dollar legislation outside the White House, and then banged down the gavel that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had given him after using it during the bill’s final passage Thursday.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The world's biggest gavel, rocking chair and teeter-totter in Clark County is a better fit with Southern Indiana's grain silos than the world’s tallest buildings in Chicago.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Northern Kentucky congressman recently spearheaded an attempt to oust U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership position, though after several rounds of voting, Massie was the lone Republican who voted against giving Johnson the gavel.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Nick also slams the gavel down on the bully debate.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The world's biggest gavel, rocking chair and teeter-totter in Clark County is a better fit with Southern Indiana's grain silos than the world’s tallest buildings in Chicago.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Northern Kentucky congressman recently spearheaded an attempt to oust U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership position, though after several rounds of voting, Massie was the lone Republican who voted against giving Johnson the gavel.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Nick also slams the gavel down on the bully debate.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
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Prater has pieces like John Wayne Gacy’s clown costume, Jeffrey Dahmer’s bloody fridge, Charles Manson’s guitar, and even more notably, the Trinity Killer’s hammer and the Bay Harbor Butcher’s blood slides.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 July 2025
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Early Friday morning, Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children deputies and SWAT personnel carried out a search warrant at his home and found a laptop in the trunk of Kull’s car that had been hit multiple times with a hammer, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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Whirring drills, cranking wrenches and the pounding of rubber mallets give everything a productive, almost musical soundtrack.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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Sirenko has an excellent chin, but he is getting hit with some sledgehammers and walking through it.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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This is truly a sledgehammer available to President Trump to end this war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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If consumed in excess, both cane and high-fructose corn syrup, like all sugars, can carry negative health effects including weight gain, diabetes and heart disease.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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Countries ranging from South America to Europe and Asia more commonly use sucrose, derived from cane or beet sugar, in Coca-Cola.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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Jasmine reportedly entered the car wearing black gloves and carrying another metal baton.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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