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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clacks
Verb
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Then, a mannequin clatters to the floor from the ceiling and breaks apart.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2025 -
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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Arteta is making a strong show of maintaining his composure while the noise outside rattles the windows.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And somewhere in there, something clicks.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mizzou coach Dennis Gates has figured out a rotation that clicks — one that highlights Mitchell, Pierce and Stone and a bench that features more Trent Burns and less of Jacob Crews.—
Sam McDowell
March 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Clacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacks. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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