the hammer
noun
: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance
He won a gold medal in the hammer.
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But this spring, the stakes are notably higher for students and schools, as the Trump Administration has criticized colleges for failing to bring down the hammer on pro-Palestinian protests, and withheld billions of federal funds from universities.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the bill that emerged this week brought down the hammer.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The gun fired in testing only one time — without having to pull the trigger — when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year, Trump created and posted his creations of former VP Kamala Harris on social media, a few times portraying her as a communist with the hammer and sickle symbol.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the bill that emerged this week brought down the hammer.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The gun fired in testing only one time — without having to pull the trigger — when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year, Trump created and posted his creations of former VP Kamala Harris on social media, a few times portraying her as a communist with the hammer and sickle symbol.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the hammer
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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