alarm clock

noun

Definition of alarm clocknext
as in time clock

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Recent Examples of alarm clock The sunrise alarm clock also has a convenient sunset mode and five nature sounds. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 Even within the walls of the apartment, there was the hum of the refrigerator, the soft ticking of a radio alarm clock and the clock in the VCR, the submarine tlack of the cassette reversing in the answering machine, and other little noises. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 In addition, comfortable sneakers, portable steamers, and the Hatch alarm clock were big hits among our readers. — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Vintage analog alarm clocks sit beside Nespresso machines, a rarity in Las Vegas. — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for alarm clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
  1. time clock
  2. cuckoo clock
  3. grandfather clock
  4. atomic clock
  5. clock
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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  • The place is full of antiques such as old cuckoo clocks, paintings, and books.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
  • Perhaps the notion appealed to nineteenth-century tastes for cuckoo clocks and ideas about mechanistic, orderly nature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of cuckoo clock
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  • 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
  • It’s passed on, like a grandfather clock, from generation to generation.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of grandfather clock
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  • Today, Earth's GPS satellites continuously broadcast timing signals generated by onboard atomic clocks.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 May 2026
  • To get extremely precise atomic measurements, Raizen proposes an experiment using a laser to cool and trap individual isotopes—variants of atoms—in an extremely precise atomic clock.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Definition of atomic clock
Noun
  • Designed for creators and professionals, this innovative hub integrates expanded connectivity with a customizable screen, serving as a clock, notification center, or personalized web dashboard for project data.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the same way that London is more than just red buses, black cabs, and a rather large parliamentary clock, England is more than just the vigor of London.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
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