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Recent Examples of hourglass
Shapely silhouettes with wider shoulders narrowing into hourglass cuts.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Sculptural silhouettes were exaggerated in everything from skirts, power shoulders, hourglass jackets, coats and gowns.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Details for the look included a sinuous hourglass cutout on the chest and backless element.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.
—Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Sculptural silhouettes were exaggerated in everything from skirts, power shoulders, hourglass jackets, coats and gowns.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Details for the look included a sinuous hourglass cutout on the chest and backless element.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.
—Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourglass
Noun
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The large structure, characterized by a rotating floor and illuminated surfaces, will be positioned in a layout similar to that of a sundial.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Throughout his career, Nye has made several contributions to science and space, including helping to design the sundials for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission, which launched two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, to explore the surface of Mars between 2004 and 2019.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.—
Katie Wiseman,
The Indianapolis Star,
8 Mar. 2024
Noun
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There’s the meetings there, there’s the time clocks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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The total roasting time clocks in around 30 minutes, start to finish.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Plus, some offer handy features like an alarm clock, a calendar app, the ability to answer texts, and so on.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2025
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Old Electronics Items like alarm clocks and stereos in working condition are often fair game, but televisions and microwaves, for example, are not.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hourglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourglass. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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