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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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Arsenal represent a significant litmus test for just that, though the early signs are positive.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary elections was a litmus test in the former Soviet nation, where Russian interference and disinformation campaigns have spent millions in a bid to prevent the country from joining the European mainstream.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 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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The academy is a crucible for human formation, a place where minds and hearts are forged in the fire of inquiry, reflection, complexity and nuance.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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And the crucible of what kind of waves this team leaves for its successors.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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In warm weather, rent a paddleboard from the hotel and glide across Lake Estes, or warm up around the fire pits or in the dry sauna.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The fire broke out in June 2024 when Stephen Kuehl and his family stayed at a rental cabin in Juneau County.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Javier Mascherano’s side took firm control in the 62nd minute when Messi, hovering deep, fed overlapping fullback Ian Fray down the right, and the Jamaican international’s cross was perfectly headed home by Tadeo Allende.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once the threat level jumps to Defcon 1, so does the movie, and the cross-cutting between various parties issuing emergency orders and assessing the situation in terse acronym-heavy jargon begins in earnest.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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