as in timer
a device to measure time
the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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Recent Examples of clock
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The digital clock, which counts down the days, hours, minutes and second to the official June 11 beginning of the tournament, was first unveiled at the Union Station on June 11, 2025, before making its way around the Kansas City area.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
For history, consider that the course – in the 1950s – was the longest in the world, clocking in at 8,040 yards.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Knicks' 40-15 lead at the end of the first quarter marked the largest of the shot-clock era.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The digital clock, which counts down the days, hours, minutes and second to the official June 11 beginning of the tournament, was first unveiled at the Union Station on June 11, 2025, before making its way around the Kansas City area.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Verb
Wind gusts of the rapidly advancing storm that had capsized our canoe on Friday had been clocked at about 35 to 40 knots by the Chapleau air base.
—Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
For history, consider that the course – in the 1950s – was the longest in the world, clocking in at 8,040 yards.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
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In 1932, the inventor Alois Benjamin Saliger patented the Psycho-phone, a phonograph hooked up to a timer which could play recordings while a person was asleep.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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This usually runs $15 to $25 extra per month and covers the pump, motor and timer.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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At that house, no one answered a Statesman reporter’s knocks on Monday, but Davidson told the Statesman that his family owns the whole lot.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alex Hebda, of Wheatfield, and Chris Mercaldo, of Valparaiso, were knocking the balls around the pool table.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tag Heuer continues to build on its generational ties to the sport — since 2025, the brand has been the official timekeeper of Formula 1, with its watches featured across the 22 races in 21 countries for the 2026 season.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2026
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His inventive, melodic approach to the electric bass helped expand the instrument’s scope from a subtle timekeeper to a defining voice in popular music.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brown again pulls his hands away from the cops before Maden starts punching him.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The result is that watches displaying only hours and minutes can now meet the criteria for both chronometer and master chronometer certification, a category previously limited to timepieces with a central seconds display.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The stars symbolized two chronometer records and six first-place precision awards that Omega earned between 1933 and 1952, the year the Constellation launched.—
Jeremy White,
Wired News,
26 Mar. 2026
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That put an end to the zero-tariff trade environment for exporters on both sides of the Atlantic and slapped new duties onto Scotch whisky and other spirits sent to America from Britain.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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But what's really cool is that these are not just standard off-the-rack clubs that the folks at McLaren slapped their logo onto.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The reinterpretation of the timepieces draws from Tag Heuer’s design codes, powered by the Solargraph movement.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Separate from the flight suit but along the same lines, each Vast crew member will also wear the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, a timepiece designed by the Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen and tested in partnership with Vast.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Met Gala lands smack in the middle of that window, on Monday, May 4 — its traditional first-Monday-in-May slot.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The boy smacks him in the mouth and then immediately starts crying.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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