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Recent Examples of gavel
Outgoing Mayor Pat Burns handed McKeon the mayor’s gavel and delivered a concise farewell speech.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a block, in a G20 tradition.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ended the annual conference by banging a gavel, which is then typically handed over to the G20 president, according to the Associated Press.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Earlier Sunday, host President Cyril Ramaphosa had declared the meeting closed, banging a ceremonial gavel on the table.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a block, in a G20 tradition.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ended the annual conference by banging a gavel, which is then typically handed over to the G20 president, according to the Associated Press.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Earlier Sunday, host President Cyril Ramaphosa had declared the meeting closed, banging a ceremonial gavel on the table.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
Noun
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As players shoot around, Jake cradles a ball before blowing past an imaginary defender to hammer home a dunk.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, the FBI investigated a 14-year-old Sturdivant after an ISIS member from the United Kingdom contacted him via a PlayStation and told him to dress in all black and attack his neighbor with a hammer and knife.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
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Harry sustained a hand injury from a mallet.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In the video released by police, two masked suspects dressed in all black swung what appeared to be a sledgehammer into the store’s windowed entrance.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some are relatively simple, spanning a narrow stream and created by a team with a chainsaw and a sledgehammer.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
30 Dec. 2025
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Of course, Philly’s historic cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways and uneven sidewalks aren’t wheelchair- or cane-friendly, and are a challenge for people with mobility limitations.—
Laura Baehr,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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In videos widely shared to social media, Joel is seen looking thin, walking on stage with the help of a cane, a sign of his condition, a neurological disorder called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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That performance included baton twirlers and horses galloping through the crowd.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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People have decided who is going to be the next person, and then just passing down the baton.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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