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
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 June 2026
Chicago isn’t just on the clock where Bedard is concerned; that clock has arguably already struck midnight, given how long it’s taken for Chicago to take the substantive steps forward that any successful rebuilding team should.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Sinner's appearance Saturday clocked in at about 10 minutes, 30 seconds.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Noun
Light is one of the main signals that helps set the body’s circadian clock.
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 June 2026
Chicago isn’t just on the clock where Bedard is concerned; that clock has arguably already struck midnight, given how long it’s taken for Chicago to take the substantive steps forward that any successful rebuilding team should.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Verb
Traffic speeds saw a massive improvement during Game 4, on Thursday, June 25, clocking in at 30% faster than historical data.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Sinner's appearance Saturday clocked in at about 10 minutes, 30 seconds.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
Noun
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And if out-of-towners are visiting, the ranks of the older timers swells a few more.
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Carly Pearce will co-host the ACM Honors show for the sixth time, joined by first-timer Parker McCollum.
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Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
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The bench tipped, and the man put out a hand to steady himself, knocking a Hopi headpiece off a ledge.
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The stewards ultimately found a discrepancy in the measurements of the distance between two timing loops in the pit lane, via the official timekeeper’s measurement and the Light Detection and Ranging scans presumably taken post-event.
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Since a nucleus is far better shielded from environmental disturbances than the electrons used in atomic clocks, nuclear clocks could eventually become the most precise timekeepers ever built.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Making use of a patented new mechanism, the Day-Date was the world’s first automatic chronometer featuring both the day of the week spelled out in full as well as the date on the dial.
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As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.
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Would love to see what happens if Daemon tries to slap Hugh.
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So, the inspector held a Stop Sale party, slapping them on dumplings, two groups of sprouts, three groups of shrimp, and eggs, chicken, beef, pork, noodles, cabbage, pasta and ham.
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The new releases just keep coming, with at least 15 maisons unveiling timepieces in June.
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Precious metal timepieces saw the biggest decline, contracting by around a quarter in both metrics.
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Kara and Ruthye figure out the Brigands are trafficking young women for dastardly purposes, giving them yet another reason to smack some dudes around.
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Schwarber was able to work a walk, and then Derek Hill, another pinch hitter, came up and smacked a home run that gave Philadelphia the lead in a win over the Nationals.
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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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