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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The new rules for the hammer have also been a total game-changer.
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Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles threw the hammer, and Finau made a perfect putt for the two points.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Valued at $250 million, the 30 or so works will go under the hammer during the house’s upcoming spring sales in New York.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Now items from the New Wave style icon’s personal wardrobe, including a Chanel suit, slingbacks and necklaces, are going under the hammer as part of a sale organized by her daughter Manuela Papatakis with auction house Penelope’s.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles threw the hammer, and Finau made a perfect putt for the two points.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Valued at $250 million, the 30 or so works will go under the hammer during the house’s upcoming spring sales in New York.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Now items from the New Wave style icon’s personal wardrobe, including a Chanel suit, slingbacks and necklaces, are going under the hammer as part of a sale organized by her daughter Manuela Papatakis with auction house Penelope’s.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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