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Recent Examples of clack
Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
To keep the cattle and other animals away, the owls will huddle together, clacking their beaks to mimic rattlesnakes, which cattle instinctively know to avoid.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Handheld clack or clap fans are not banned, though they are prohibited in nightclubs and other indoor dance floors for safety reasons as of June, Lupoli said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Verb
My jaw stopped clacking and my body stopped vibrating.
—Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
To keep the cattle and other animals away, the owls will huddle together, clacking their beaks to mimic rattlesnakes, which cattle instinctively know to avoid.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
However, the cruise line says the claims are unfounded as the rule changes in question have been in place since February 2023, and items like clack fans that some users say are banned are just not allowed on indoor dance floors anymore.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Handheld clack or clap fans are not banned, though they are prohibited in nightclubs and other indoor dance floors for safety reasons as of June, Lupoli said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Worthy dumped a big bag of Skittles into the bowl, eagerly watching the colorful candies clatter into the bowl.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pulling up from the free-throw line with a defender a few feet ahead, Andrews’ midrange jumper rattled inside the basket before popping back out as the buzzer sounded.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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When shopkeepers in the narrow streets of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar protested the government’s failing economic policies, their chants rattled the regime.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Delete suspicious messages immediately and never click on links from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The user doesn't have to click on a link or a message.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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