hammers 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of hammer
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as in draws
to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

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hammers

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noun

plural of hammer

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Recent Examples of hammers
Noun
While Arj is off living the good life, the pair now have to scrape together enough money to survive, and the movie once again hammers home the injustices of the gig economy. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025 From Pong to Fortnite, Minor’s investigation is a broad stroke that really hammers home just how vast and varied the gaming industry is. Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Fishing for trophy muskies is all about the eat — that moment of ambush when a big fish finally commits and hammers your lure. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammers
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  • The work draws inspiration from prints in the 17th-century Chinese painting manual The Mustard Seed Garden, though the skills required to create it stretch back far further.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The disturbance draws Rafferty and his men into the heart of the crowd — and away from the entrances — to break up the skirmish.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Social Reckoning, which hits theaters over the Columbus Day weekend, follows The Social Network in getting released in October, as fall can be a prosperous time for adult dramas.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Want to feast on all the night market hits without the crowds?
    Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Governance scolds are appalled by the number, as is the pope.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nosferatu Desperate for connection, young lonely Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) unwittingly forges a spiritual bond with Count Olork, Nosferatu (Bill Skarsgård), in the early 1800s.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fiddelke can do the same, if willing, to address glaring value chain pain points, demonstrate how AI forges strategic edge rather than curing operating metrics, protect digital strategists from noisy, operational IT concerns, and insist upon meaningful results accountability.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kenji lectures on the difference between Japanese static views of ruins versus Western dynamic interpretations and carries the memory of past earthquakes.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Yeanoplos lectures throughout the United States on the topics of valuation, applied finance and financial analysis, has been a faculty member for the AICPA’s National Business Valuation School for close to 25 years and is currently on the faculty of the ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute.
    BySteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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