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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
In the late nineteenth century, older notes—the call to prayer issuing from mosques, the slap of sandals on pavements, the clack of dominoes and backgammon tiles on café tables, the yelling of peddlers hawking their wares—began to jostle with the noises of mechanical and electrified devices.
—Ziad Fahmy, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The switch options included a silent switch that would be appreciated by colleagues in a busy office who might be driven crazy by a constant clacking sound of a traditional mechanical keyboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The sprinkling of gold dotting throughout highlights the importance of gold jewelry in clack culture.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
In the late nineteenth century, older notes—the call to prayer issuing from mosques, the slap of sandals on pavements, the clack of dominoes and backgammon tiles on café tables, the yelling of peddlers hawking their wares—began to jostle with the noises of mechanical and electrified devices.
—Ziad Fahmy, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Noun
The bear growled, huffed and clacked her teeth — making sure her message of getting away from her cubs got across.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The switch options included a silent switch that would be appreciated by colleagues in a busy office who might be driven crazy by a constant clacking sound of a traditional mechanical keyboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Helicopters clattered overhead as protesters fled the area to the honking of car horns and periodic cheers.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Murrow’s reporting and commentary were broadcast live and that’s a byword here as everything clatters with real-time rhythms.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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While the president is desperate for the Fed to cut interest rates, firing Powell before his term ends in eight months is no guarantee that rates would drop, and his departure would also likely rattle the financial markets.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Trump’s whiplash approach to threatening and imposing tariffs has at times rattled the markets.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
21 July 2025
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15 July 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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