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Recent Examples of litmus
One of the best was the part about enjoying the season and not making playoff success your litmus for hockey fandom happiness.
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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
The 2023 roster will feature two players who could represent litmus tests for how aggressively the Sox will approach such extensions: righthander Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
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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
The 2023 roster will feature two players who could represent litmus tests for how aggressively the Sox will approach such extensions: righthander Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litmus
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While the Cowboys will have 10 days of rest before taking on the Packers, the back-to-back road swing of Green Bay and the Philadelphia Eagles will be a true litmus test of where the team could be headed.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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But it’s meant as a litmus test.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
14 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
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And of them, only Kerr has lived alongside him in the crucible of the NBA grind.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Elite athletes train there, the University of Colorado Boulder has won numerous cross country national championships, and people just like running there to stay healthy.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The founding board spans a broad cross-section of India’s art-house landscape.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 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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Manker said the ordeal left her family shaken.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The Hondius was now in a different kind of storm—an ordeal reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with passengers mysteriously falling ill, health workers wearing hazmat suits, and governments imposing quarantines.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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“Litmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litmus. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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