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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There was a moment in this game when St. Louis could have dropped the hammer.
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ai-Da, the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, has produced a striking portrait of computing pioneer Alan Turing that will go under the hammer this month.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel—a trio of presumably very serious people—dropped the hammer.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Thus ensued multiple rounds of diss tracks — Cole infamously bowed out early — before Kendrick threw down the hammer.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ai-Da, the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, has produced a striking portrait of computing pioneer Alan Turing that will go under the hammer this month.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel—a trio of presumably very serious people—dropped the hammer.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Thus ensued multiple rounds of diss tracks — Cole infamously bowed out early — before Kendrick threw down the hammer.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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