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Recent Examples of alarm clock
Buy a tiny folding travel alarm clock.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Where to Start The simplest move is charging your phone in another room and using a separate alarm clock, which removes the most common excuse for keeping it bedside.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2007, as the 20-year anniversary loomed, an alarm clock went off in my gut.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
This smart alarm clock makes getting up — and going to bed — a little easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Where to Start The simplest move is charging your phone in another room and using a separate alarm clock, which removes the most common excuse for keeping it bedside.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2007, as the 20-year anniversary loomed, an alarm clock went off in my gut.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
This smart alarm clock makes getting up — and going to bed — a little easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for alarm clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
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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
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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
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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Today’s atomic clocks keep time by tracking changes in an atom’s electrons.—
Andrei Derevianko,
The Conversation,
14 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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His age looms as a ticking clock for Detroit’s contention timeline, and that’s something to keep in mind in the big picture.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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On April 11, a new clock tower was unveiled in the Railroad Plaza in front of the Railroad Station Museum in the historic district.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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