as in to beaver (away)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammer (away)
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Four-seamers are the least effective pitch in the game, but great pitchers tend to throw pretty good ones.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025 -
There was tension inside the Emirates when the game was still goalless after half an hour and that could be seen on the pitch in the amount of players bombing forward.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Subjects range from a dinosaur fossil dig in Central China, the opening of Cuba to American tourists, the new energy in Vienna and the best seafood spots on Canada’s Prince Edward Island to a luxury camp in Antarctica and the best new restaurant in New York.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Peppa Pig and her growing family are expanding their digs in North Texas.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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For the Outies to live their lives without a second thought to that other person slaving away underground?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case.—
Kaila Philo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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There is every chance Pepi may decide to knuckle down and keep pushing De Jong, as PSV chase a successful defense of their title and progress in the Champions League.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rooney knuckled down and was United’s best player for the first half of the following season.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Hammer (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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