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Recent Examples of litmus
Her litmus to make sure these moments were successful?
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William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
One of the best was the part about enjoying the season and not making playoff success your litmus for hockey fandom happiness.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Alpert maintains that his litmus for music has remained the same throughout the decades.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Looking into next year, Fallout will be an early litmus.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
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William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
One of the best was the part about enjoying the season and not making playoff success your litmus for hockey fandom happiness.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Alpert maintains that his litmus for music has remained the same throughout the decades.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Looking into next year, Fallout will be an early litmus.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litmus
Noun
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The Daiquiri is no exception as this simple mix of rum, lime, and sugar is regarded as a litmus test for great bartenders and a great foundation for many more drinks.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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This road trip is a major litmus test as coach Emma Hayes continues to refine her core group for the 2027 World Cup in the same location next summer.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Though, there is no archival footage of Moulin’s bloody crucible, and Nemes apparently had some interest in filming that.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Spain’s Rif War, where future Spanish dictator Francisco Franco won his spurs, served as a crucible for the values and military tactics of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War where Franco treated his Republican enemy with the same humanity dealt out to Rif inhabitants.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The Park An LGBTQ+-friendly bar, The Park Dance Club attracts a broad cross-section of Roanoke residents, including gay and straight partiers of all ages, Ferguson says.—
Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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After the zapfest on Earth, the anti-climactic tussle between the forces of good and evil occurs back on Eternia, where He-Man and his nemesis cross swords in a clumsy fight that’s not only predictable but also photographed and edited poorly.—
Jeffrey Ressner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Self-translation is the acid test for one’s writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The acid test of whether California is getting bang for its taxpayers’ buck is the fact that former Californians have voted with their feet in droves.—
Jim Doti,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Success after so much failure—gut-wrenching letdowns after episodes of Odyssean temptation to fleeting belief; too many to count—is almost an ordeal.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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“Litmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litmus. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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