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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The sprinkling of gold dotting throughout highlights the importance of gold jewelry in clack culture.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
The young Jedi rushed down the stairs, leaping down two at a time, becoming increasingly certain that something was chasing her, its sharp claws clacking behind her at exactly the same moments as her own footsteps.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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Verb
There are mechanical keyboards engineered to mimic the clack of an IBM Selectric.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The sprinkling of gold dotting throughout highlights the importance of gold jewelry in clack culture.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Aidan breaks some irreplaceable antique glass, and a neighbor complains about Carrie’s Manolos clacking on the parquet floor.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
The young Jedi rushed down the stairs, leaping down two at a time, becoming increasingly certain that something was chasing her, its sharp claws clacking behind her at exactly the same moments as her own footsteps.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Suburban trains clatter back and forth along the southern edge of the park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mountains rose, the sun throwing soft light upon the carriage as the train clattered through one tunnel after another, beside ice-blue waterfalls frozen in their midst.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shut your bedroom door or use a towel to prevent rattling.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead of being deep fried, pig skins are crisped up on the pit and chopped into shards that deliver an incredible punch of smoke beneath each jaw-rattling crunch.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Then click Manage Subscriptions.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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