I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
a hat
Named after it's founding brothers, this top 3 pharmaceutical company has the same surname repeated to form it's name
Johnson and Johnson
Use all 7 of your tiles on one turn & get a 50-point bonus
Scrabble
A person seeking political office on the ballot
a candidate
Lastpass says "Security starts with strong" these, which it helps users protect
passwords
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
a weed
This ice cream chain is named for brothers-in-law Burt & Irv
Baskin-Robbins
The classic version incorporates real streets in Atlantic City
Monopoly
The woman who owns the apartment you rent is your this
landlady
"Name any song in seconds" with this app
Shazam
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
peas in a pod
Fancy British cars were born after 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls got into business with this Henry
Royce
Water on the knee is one challenge
Operation
In a children's song, it comes between "knick knack" & "give the dog a bone"
Paddywhack
Snapchat says it's "The fastest way to" do this with "a moment!"
share
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
high water
Recognisable by their bright orange colour, this tool manufacturer was started in 1910 doing general machining
Black and Decker
Use letter tiles to build words in this a-peeling game with a fruit in its name
Bananagrams
Morbid-sounding 2-word term for a race that ends in a tie
dead heat
"Always wanted a kitten?" asks the ad copy for "My Talking" him
Tom
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
jog
Draw straws and be careful not to upset the marbles suspended above
Kerplunk
You don't want to get kicked out of the army this alliterative way
dishonourable discharge
This app: "Discover amazing new music and directly support the artists who make it"
Bandcamp