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Recent Examples of alarm clock
In practice, this can mean swapping a glowing alarm clock for a traditional one with moving hands, or replacing scrolling with listening to vinyl.
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The two-in-one device combines the power of an air purifier with an alarm clock that gently wakes you up with soothing sounds and mellow, adjustable lighting that mimics a sunrise.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The Jall Wake Up Light Sunrise Alarm Clock features a dual alarm clock, which can accommodate two separate wake times.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The two-in-one device combines the power of an air purifier with an alarm clock that gently wakes you up with soothing sounds and mellow, adjustable lighting that mimics a sunrise.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The Jall Wake Up Light Sunrise Alarm Clock features a dual alarm clock, which can accommodate two separate wake times.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
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As mentioned in an earlier column, nature’s time clock seems to be a little ahead this spring.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Generally speaking, the twice-a-year daylight saving time clock changes are unpopular.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bird in question was supposed to be a rooster, but when the clockmaker tested his little leather bellows, the rooster sounded rather anemic, and the cuckoo clock was born.—
Kendra Atleework,
Longreads,
12 Mar. 2026
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During Milan Design Week last April, the brand unveiled the Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Business execs and a sophisticated international clientele mix and mingle over cocktails or afternoon tea in the lobby’s plush, Art Deco-inspired Peacock Alley, adorned with the Waldorf’s signature grandfather clock.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Apr. 2026
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It’s passed on, like a grandfather clock, from generation to generation.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits of the Standard Model and even search for elusive dark matter.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson Rebecca Jacobson said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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In a sport with no scoreboard clock, Messi’s clock is ticking.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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An elegant clock graces the main street.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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