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Recent Examples of clack
Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
But the fairytale sensation was disrupted by the rattle of my oversized carry-on clacking against the paving stones.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
There are mechanical keyboards engineered to mimic the clack of an IBM Selectric.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
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Verb
The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
But the fairytale sensation was disrupted by the rattle of my oversized carry-on clacking against the paving stones.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
Noun
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
There are mechanical keyboards engineered to mimic the clack of an IBM Selectric.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
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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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But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi met face-to-face with a man who has rattled leaders around the world, including her Japanese predecessors, on both security and economic fronts.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Explore the collection further by clicking on the images and map above.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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His cookbook has recipes for flavor bombs like Ginger Ponzu Sauce, Magic Sauce and Sweet Garlic Teriyaki Sauce (click here to jump to the recipes below).—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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