hammer (away)

Definition of hammer (away)next

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Verb
  • With the bases loaded, Sánchez struck out Drew Millas on a pitch in the dirt, and Realmuto threw to first base trying to pick off Jacob Young, allowing Wiemer to score.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Alcantara only allowed three singles and a hit by pitch in the outing.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If and when a new CDC director nominee is named, and if that individual manages to win confirmation from a Senate that is showing itself increasingly willing to dig in its heels on presidential appointments, the hard work will just be starting.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Let’s dig in and take a closer look at the other important events on our radar.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Magadan had a deadly reputation in the Stalin era, as a hub for Gulag mines where political prisoners slaved sometimes to death and produced gold and other minerals in the process.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Po’s journey begins while slaving away at his boring noodle job on the day the Dragon Warrior is to be chosen.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In survival mode, many brands have been forced to knuckle down and fortify their business strategies, in hopes of setting them up for success against a difficult backdrop.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
  • After a 3-1 defeat at Fulham in September, Howe pulled Isak aside and told him to knuckle down.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Hammer (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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