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Recent Examples of acid test
The 2025 season could very well be an acid test of sorts for Purdy.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But the acid test will only come on upcoming flights, beginning Sunday with the vehicle's tenth test flight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But the acid test will only come on upcoming flights, beginning Sunday with the vehicle's tenth test flight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acid test
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But while wrestling the league title back from Barcelona at the first time of asking would represent success for Alonso, the litmus test for any Real Madrid manager remains the Champions League.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both teams expect to be playing deep into January (and maybe into February if things go right), so this prime-time showdown will be a good litmus test for both squads.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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And, of course, this is the first major litmus tense of the young and divisive Donald Trump presidency.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her litmus to make sure these moments were successful?—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a high-purity quartz crucible, the polysilicon is heated to about 1,425 °C and melts.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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The West, the inner order that emerged in the crucible of the Cold War, was a zone of peace.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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The promo confirms that Burke’s battalion chief Vince died in the memory care building fire where he, along with his wife, Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon (Diane Farr), and his father, retired battalion chief Walter Leone (Jeff Fahey), were trapped with the roof collapsing on them.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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This fire was apparently extinguished quickly, allowing recovery crews to approach the descent module.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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For the unfamiliar, the dessert is almost a cross between a crustless pecan pie and an apple crisp.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kyna is also a member of the Smith County High flag football and cross country teams.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Acid test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acid%20test. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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