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Recent Examples of gavel
The math poses an enormous challenge for Johnson, who can afford to lose only one GOP detractor and still keep the gavel, assuming all members are in attendance and vote for a candidate.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Don’t be surprised if its gavel price is beaten in the next four to five years, though, especially with how things have gone over the last decade.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
He was stripped of the gavel in a historic vote in October 2023.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Don’t be surprised if its gavel price is beaten in the next four to five years, though, especially with how things have gone over the last decade.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
He was stripped of the gavel in a historic vote in October 2023.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavel
Noun
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If the Administration were not using this kind of fake (to borrow a term) legalism as an excuse to take a hammer to higher education, the letter might be funny.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The indiscriminate slashing has given impotent Democrats a hammer to use against the administration.—
Nolan Finley,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite playing with a cast on his right pinky for the last three weeks, Holiday is shooting 38.6% from deep since returning from his mallet finger injury and 9-for-13 over his last two games.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Reverso watch was made especially for polo players who could flip the case to protect the dial from the swinging wooden mallets, and fast-flying balls.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet simply revoking these programs is another example of Trump reacting to complicated issues with a sledgehammer approach.—
ORLANDO SENTINEL AND MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDS,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Its method of doing so is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Injured in a fall during infancy, McCombs depended on the support of a cane for the rest of his life.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Alas, Mount Gay doesn’t grow enough cane to use in all its rums, and Single Estate is still limited to a few thousand bottles per year.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The assailants arrived w/ batons, knives, and at least 1 assault rifle; many masked.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Some of the attackers were masked, while others allegedly carried batons, knives, and at least one assault rifle.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Gavel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavel. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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