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Recent Examples of gavel
Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed the multi-trillion-dollar legislation outside the White House, and then banged down the gavel that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had given him after using it during the bill’s final passage Thursday.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The world's biggest gavel, rocking chair and teeter-totter in Clark County is a better fit with Southern Indiana's grain silos than the world’s tallest buildings in Chicago.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Northern Kentucky congressman recently spearheaded an attempt to oust U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership position, though after several rounds of voting, Massie was the lone Republican who voted against giving Johnson the gavel.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Nick also slams the gavel down on the bully debate.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The world's biggest gavel, rocking chair and teeter-totter in Clark County is a better fit with Southern Indiana's grain silos than the world’s tallest buildings in Chicago.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Northern Kentucky congressman recently spearheaded an attempt to oust U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership position, though after several rounds of voting, Massie was the lone Republican who voted against giving Johnson the gavel.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Nick also slams the gavel down on the bully debate.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
Noun
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To break this invisible paint’s hold, place a thin, flexible putty knife in the gap and lightly tap it with a hammer.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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If confronted with someone with a hammer, most people would give up their bags.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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And does Elijah, who seems like a bright kid, really believe Joseph survived being flattened by a mallet?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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Grind in mortar and pestle, or place in small zipper-style plastic bag and pound with mallet or bottom of a pot until ground.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 May 2025
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And bringing down this sledgehammer at this moment was emphasized by all of the European allies who were at the meeting that Senator Graham and I attended in Europe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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The Supreme Court’s new test, with its implicit suggestion that coercion is found in exposure to materials that go against central tenets of parental religion, is more sledgehammer than scalpel.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Twin Cities,
2 July 2025
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If consumed in excess, both cane and high-fructose corn syrup, like all sugars, can carry negative health effects including weight gain, diabetes and heart disease.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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Countries ranging from South America to Europe and Asia more commonly use sucrose, derived from cane or beet sugar, in Coca-Cola.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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Jasmine reportedly entered the car wearing black gloves and carrying another metal baton.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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