clock-watchers

plural of clock-watcher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock-watchers
Noun
  • Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 The iconic ’90s slackers are back.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream…through his unemployed adult daughter.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nvidia was among Friday's key laggards, as shares extended their recent losses with a fall of 3%.
    Sean Conlon,Brian Evans, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Technology stocks got trounced in the last week as investors sold their winners and bought previous laggards.
    MoneyShow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Millions of gastropods, like snails and mollusks from various species, died suddenly in Inle Lake.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The subject of snails stemmed from Mercier’s long fascination with history and time — snails like alligators predate back to 500 million years ago with the only thing changing are their sizes.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The creepy crawlers were discovered in upside-down plastic tubs, and many of them died.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, Google still reads it, and so do other AI crawlers.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Clock-watchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock-watchers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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