alarm clock

noun

Definition of alarm clocknext
as in time clock

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Recent Examples of alarm clock There was no need for an alarm clock this morning to get me up and rolling with another edition of Friday Screencaps. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Habity Design The Habity bedside clock looks like a familiar retro alarm clock, but inside sits a low-power e-paper screen, a speaker, and a small collection of calming sounds. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 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 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • One desirable characteristic in an atomic clock is a low systematic uncertainty.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of atomic clock
Noun
  • This followed a dramatic beat-the-clock moment when the FAA only gave approval for the Mission 14 flight two days before the scheduled launch.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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