clacks

present tense third-person singular of clack
as in clatters
to make a series of short sharp noises her teeth clacked because she was freezing while waiting for the bus

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  • Senate Republicans are preparing a new package to support Ukraine’s defense and polling that shows support for this move gives lawmakers political cover, as a decision over whether to provide Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles rattles Kremlin propagandists.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So, there are different levels of types of activity, but some of the more common signs include, for example, a door that rattles and there's not a breeze or something causing it.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The black box warning must be displayed for 10 seconds, unless the user clicks an X icon, and cover at least 25% of the screen of the site.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • When the user clicks that link, the browser mistakes the malicious prompt for an instruction from the user—and begins carrying it out.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Clacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clacks. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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