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Recent Examples of litmus
Alpert maintains that his litmus for music has remained the same throughout the decades.
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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
As 2023 is set to begin, the MAGA movement remains formidable if splintered in terms of its goals and its litmus tests.
—Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2022
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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
As 2023 is set to begin, the MAGA movement remains formidable if splintered in terms of its goals and its litmus tests.
—Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litmus
Noun
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The case, dating to the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, has become a litmus test for how global brands respond when legal compliance, worker harm and reputational risk collide.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Dec. 2025
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The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Dec. 2025
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Such a wellspring of material is seemingly inexhaustible, though the show strains a bit when working to match the festival shooting as a crucible that pushes its cast to the breaking point.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2026
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The critical part of the creative process, the kind of crucible where that which affects the audience, which is the emotion.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
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After the unlikely duo cross paths in college — while sharing a car ride home to their small hometown of Linfield, Ohio — Poppy goes on to fulfill her dreams of working for a travel magazine in New York City, while Alex returns to his Ohio roots and begins teaching at Poppy's alma mater.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Calamondin oranges, a cross between a kumquat and mandarin, taste tart like lemons and limes and make a great substitute for them.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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This was a place and time in history of tremendous creativity that grew out of the acid test parties, the beatnik poets, and the Summer Of Love.—
Brian Halligan,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2025
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The azaleas will be the acid test.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Reflecting on his ordeal with State Farm, part of him wonders if the insurer was just overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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And later, accusations of sexism flew and one participant quietly admitted to attempting the ordeal (which routinely involves force-feeding challenges) as a vegan.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Litmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litmus. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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