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alarm clock

noun

Definition of alarm clock

as in time clock

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Recent Examples of alarm clock Considering that the app in question might be an alarm clock or a calendar, allowing that permission may not immediately ring any alarm bells. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 For people who cannot easily get outside, sunrise alarm clocks such as the Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light and the Hatch alarm clock simulate sunrise indoors. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 One seemingly innocent item that can have health consequences is a vintage alarm clock with glow-in-the-dark faces and dials. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026 The Echo Spot is an excellent smart alarm clock with decent sound for its size and no camera. — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for alarm clock

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Noun

Humphreys and his colleagues have demonstrated how a mock Starlink service can produce navigation and timing solutions with 10-meter-level accuracy if Starlink supplies the real-time clock and orbit corrections—albeit only after a minutes-long processing delay.

— Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The show originated at a design museum in Saint-Étienne; Musée des Arts et Métiers has supplemented it with lemons from its permanent collection, such as the ten-hour decimal-time clock, used during the French Revolution.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of time clock

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That ploy doesn’t land at all, especially when Ele unsuccessfully pitches a bizarre Spy-esque idea that something interesting is hidden in the cuckoo clock.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
The place is full of antiques such as old cuckoo clocks, paintings, and books.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026

Definition of cuckoo clock

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Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
History San Jose has received countless donations over the years, but few have caused so many people to go down research rabbit holes as a grandfather clock recently has.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of grandfather clock

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In his view, society’s obsession with calibrating units of time had begun in 1955 with the invention of the atomic clock.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
This is where an atomic clock, such as one built by Aquark Technologies, is required.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of atomic clock

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