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Before the gavel drops, here’s a look back at what was — by any measure — a busy year at City Hall.
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Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Not for who held the gavel, but for who broke faith with the public.
—Wanda James, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
The committee’s Democratic members savaged Rubio for diminishing America’s global role; the meeting grew so rancorous that Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho who was Rubio’s closest friend in the Senate, had to repeatedly bang his gavel to bring order.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
After a sharp tap of a gavel to convene University Park’s City Council meeting, a tall man in a tan suit found his seat and organized a stack of papers on his lap.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Not for who held the gavel, but for who broke faith with the public.
—Wanda James, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
The committee’s Democratic members savaged Rubio for diminishing America’s global role; the meeting grew so rancorous that Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho who was Rubio’s closest friend in the Senate, had to repeatedly bang his gavel to bring order.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
After a sharp tap of a gavel to convene University Park’s City Council meeting, a tall man in a tan suit found his seat and organized a stack of papers on his lap.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
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The facility has 194 parking spaces and can seat more than 2,500 (1,908 seats in the grandstand, 508 in the berm overlooking the long throws area for javelin, hammer and discus and 200 seats by shot put).—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, King was found guilty of property damage after video captured him in Wells’ driveway wielding a hammer to smash the side mirror on Wells’ truck.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 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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Clapperless cowbells can come with a wooden mallet and are used as musical instruments.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Pham called 911and told police the suspects were armed with a sledgehammer.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege the men used sledgehammers to break the store's front door, steal almost $11,000 worth of merchandise and then use a U-Haul pickup truck to escape.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Consider his Goodworth Sofa, inspired by classic English house cane furniture and reinterpreted in a cleaner, more relaxed way.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Her cane held in her right hand, on her left foot, a cast.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to those reports, during her arrest in December, she was beaten repeatedly with wooden sticks and batons and dragged across the ground by her hair, sustaining injuries that left open wounds on her head.—
Jomana Karadsheh,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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