as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of atomic clock
However, compared to a quantum clock, atomic clocks are as accurate as a one-dollar antique pocket watch that's been whacked several times with a coal hammer.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
And make no mistake, even cesium atomic clocks are stunningly accurate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2021
There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
And make no mistake, even cesium atomic clocks are stunningly accurate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2021
There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic clock
Noun
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Other crucial plot developments have involved the reveal that a French chef wasn’t actually French, a plucky servant’s attempts to patent an alarm clock, and Agnes’s dramatic decision to cross the street in order to speak to the Russells in person.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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Our yards are in bloom, the worst of the summer heat hasn’t quite kicked in yet, and the promise of a summer without lunch boxes, homework, and early-morning alarm clocks is upon us.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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The processing plant was modeled on Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory, which opened in 1910; Seabrook management even installed a time clock out in the fields, where farm hands punched in and out of work.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The ticking of a grandfather clock in the White House's Map Room, where the interview took place, is audible throughout due to the pauses and silence that hangs in the room as the former president tries to remember dates and events.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Biden’s decor included a handful of paintings, a grandfather clock and a subtle bit of greenery on the fireplace mantle.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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An antique cuckoo clock on the mantel ticked off the seconds, a kind of mechanical memento mori.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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The cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance attracted curious looks and made for plenty of social media moments.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Atomic clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic%20clock. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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