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Recent Examples of clock
Noun
Some set the Shabbat clock based on Jerusalem time, while others divide the day equally into two 12-hour segments. Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025 During the 1940s Howard C. Miller rose to the fore with his collectible, avant-garde clock designs. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
Verb
Calder said the Buc-ee’s could be 74,000 square feet, almost as large as the chain’s — and world’s — largest in Luling, Texas, which clocks in at nearly 75,600 square feet. Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025 Those who went to bed around 9 p.m. clocked about 15 more minutes of moderate to vigorous activity compared to those who turned in at 11 p.m. (the average bedtime) and 30 more minutes than those with 1 a.m. bedtimes. Cathy Nelson, Health, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
Noun
  • The Astronomical Society of Australia has recently published a website about the 2028 eclipse, which includes a countdown timer and advice on safely watching the eclipse.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Once your timer goes off, leave the oven door closed and set a new timer for 45 minutes.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Sue goes all Mama Bear and uses her powers to knock him into the teleporter and then Silver Surfer has a change of heart and knocks him back in when Galactus tries to get out.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • In between, there was Chad Pennington (wrist), Mark Sanchez (shoulder), Geno Smith (jaw) and Zach Wilson (knee) suffering injuries in the preseason that knocked them out for regular-season games.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Shafir was handcuffed to the timekeepers table by Prince Nana.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Quartz crystal resonators harnessed this effect, and the new quartz clock provided a level of consistency far superior to mechanical timekeepers.
    Markus Lutz, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • An Iranian man punches through a representation of the Israeli flag with the Iranian flag ribbon tied to his wrist in an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli rally at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • In the February incident, McNeil was pulled over by Jacksonville police and punched as he was physically removed from his vehicle.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • While it may be taken for granted now, this reference represented the world’s first automatic, waterproof chronometer wristwatch with a date function.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
  • The kitchen clock and the chronometer circling the globe offer two kinds of temporal awareness, one fitted to the body, the other to the mind.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • His vow to slap 30% tariffs on imports from the E.U. could be a negotiating tactic, but many in the wine industry are worried nevertheless.
    Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • So, slap their observations together and astronomers believed that'd paint a beautiful picture of the night sky in its totality.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Rolex may have been the watchmaker of choice at Wimbledon last week, but TAG Heuer and Cartier timepieces dominated the red carpets this week.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
  • Alarm bells have been ringing for decades about the urgency of examining values and actions, most clearly illustrated by the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic timepiece created in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to measure humanity's proximity to global catastrophe.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • Williams, once an endorsement queen, wore a logo-free black dress and white visor and played uncomplicated tennis, smacking nine aces and attacking at the first strike.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • If so, Denver has a solid duo set to fly around and smack some dudes over the middle of the field.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 July 2025

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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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