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hammer

[ham-er] / ˈhæm ər /


VERB
create
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Thor then makes the former Captain America take hold of his hammer, Mjölnir, to prove his identity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Baxter described the announcement on Thursday as "barmy" and "the biggest hammer blow to local democracy that's happened in 50 years".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Pele’s 1958 World Cup jersey goes under the hammer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

He glanced up and almost smashed his thumb with his hammer.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

But now we’ve had three visits in five years, and in my head, this hammers home the point that baseball players have nothing to gain from a visit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

At the lows during April and May 2024, the stock displayed consecutive bullish hammers along with clusters of dojis and spinning tops, in March-April 2025.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Among the works is a giant dinosaur fossil made from hammers, knives and spanners, a snake made from an old bicycle chain and a bull's nostrils formed from a vintage gas mask.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

The hammers reset, and Hazel had a feeling the guns had just magically reloaded.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Airlines have been getting hammered this year by soaring jet fuel prices, which hit record highs of more than $4.80 a gallon in April, according to the Argus US Jet Fuel Index.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Last year, for example, at his Miami waterfront estate, Witkoff hammered out a plan with Russia’s Dmitriev for $300 billion in joint Russia–U.S. investment projects—which would come to fruition after some possible future peace.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Then Merrill hammered a fastball over the plate for a solo homer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Soaring energy costs have also hammered the industry, while business rates and other pressures have seen some pubs struggle to afford to pay staff.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

It hammered against the frame and then sprang back, trembling on its hinges.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

With a towering performance, Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland sent Brazil packing in the round of 16, hammering home two goals in a 2-1 victory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Back in 1974, when known as Zaire, their three group defeats included a 9-0 hammering by Yugoslavia.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Wales encouraged AI companies to "pay their fair share", because "hammering us with millions of requests costs real money," in the cost of running servers.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Frankly, the dorky version of Adam is more fun than the heroic He-Man, even with Knight hammering us every minute to laugh that he’s a total weakling.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

I lie on the floor, my heart hammering against my chest as I watch the last letter of the G-message fade away.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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