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Recent Examples of litmus
Rahmani pointed to Smollett’s forfeiture of his $10,000 bond as a litmus not only for punishment but acceptance of the Foxx agreement.
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Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022
The 2023 roster will feature two players who could represent litmus tests for how aggressively the Sox will approach such extensions: righthander Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The latest round of violence is seen by some as a litmus-test for Lapid, who took on the role of caretaker prime minister in June after the eight-party coalition of his predecessor, Naftali Bennett, collapsed.
—Paul Goldman, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022
School choice emerged as a litmus-test issue for Republican primary voters.
—Corey Deangelis, National Review, 2 June 2022
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Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022
The 2023 roster will feature two players who could represent litmus tests for how aggressively the Sox will approach such extensions: righthander Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The latest round of violence is seen by some as a litmus-test for Lapid, who took on the role of caretaker prime minister in June after the eight-party coalition of his predecessor, Naftali Bennett, collapsed.
—Paul Goldman, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022
School choice emerged as a litmus-test issue for Republican primary voters.
—Corey Deangelis, National Review, 2 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litmus
Noun
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Maine Independent Senator Angus King asked whether political litmus tests would influence CIA hiring operations.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Amazon's return-to-office policy is a litmus test for whether in-person work can revive urban life downtown, which has been slower to rebound from the pandemic's economic blow than many other city centers.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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The quartz mined from this area is used as a crucible to melt polysilicon, which is then used to produce silicon wafers — the base of a semiconductor.—
Emma Roth,
The Verge,
30 Sep. 2024
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But the real crucible for the mayor is only just beginning to take shape, with her political prospects inextricably tied to the almost unfathomably knotty recovery ahead.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Thilo Kehrer, who rises above Mings, meets the resulting cross emphatically.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the center of the back of the coin, a large cross was meant to symbolize imperial power, establishing Otto III’s Christianity and blending it with the power of the empire, according to historians.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Litmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litmus. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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