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Recent Examples of gavel
The meeting ended abruptly after Mayor Espinosa slammed the gavel in the middle of Martinez’s questions.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, one of Dior couture’s most robust collections went under the gavel in a three-hour-long auction at Le Bristol Hotel in Paris.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
Libby and director Tyne Rafaeli certainly do not miss an opportunity to bang that gavel.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
In the waning days of the show, Springer began hosting The Jerry Springer Podcast (2022), and later slammed a gavel on the courtroom show Judge Jerry (2019–2022).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, one of Dior couture’s most robust collections went under the gavel in a three-hour-long auction at Le Bristol Hotel in Paris.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
Libby and director Tyne Rafaeli certainly do not miss an opportunity to bang that gavel.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
In the waning days of the show, Springer began hosting The Jerry Springer Podcast (2022), and later slammed a gavel on the courtroom show Judge Jerry (2019–2022).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
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With Dallas sitting in a low block, using a 5-4-1, LAFC’s patience allowed Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustáquio to recycle the ball to Martínez, whose hammer strike with his left foot was hit too well for Collodi to save despite getting a hand on it.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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If our fates were inscribed in our genetics, why would anyone bother to maintain a skin-care routine, much less go to the trouble of jamming his tongue against the top of his mouth or whacking himself with a hammer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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After placing the chicken between sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, use a meat mallet or rolling pin to help flatten the chicken to a uniform thickness.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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To achieve this, place the breasts, one at a time, in a resealable plastic bag or between two sheets of parchment, and gently pound them with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or potato masher until evenly flattened.—
John Becker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kirn Young Kim, then 16, wasn’t in the garage where his friends beat Tay to death with baseball bats and a sledgehammer.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
3 Mar. 2026
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Now is the time for decisive military aid and sledgehammer sanctions on major buyers of Russian oil and gas like China and India who are fueling Russia’s war machine.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Coffee is also on the menu alongside fruit teas, tropical slushees and sugar cane juice.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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For new blueberry bushes, the first few years of pruning should maintain the structure of the shrub and won't require as much pruning as older bushes since there are no old canes to remove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Edris steals a glance at a dozen or two golden batons rising at eye level.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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