clocked

past tense of clock

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clocked Safran had produced on Gunn’s 2021 The Suicide Squad movie and its HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker starring John Cena, which has clocked two seasons. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 The warm and charismatic straight-shooter, who has clocked 20 years in the biz, has no qualms with exposing the inner workings of what can be a highly secretive industry. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Take Rare, which is known for its signature Soft Pinch liquid blush among other heroes, and clocked $400 million in net sales in 2025, according to WWD’s annual ranking of the Top 100 Beauty Companies. — Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 This Geekom system has 32GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 5,200MHz in a dual-channel 128-bit configuration. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 Check Point’s 2026 report clocked the average organization at 1,968 attacks per week in 2025. — Jeremy Samuelson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Tekever says its drones have clocked more than 50,000 operational flight hours in Ukraine since 2022, when Russia's full-scale invasion began. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Girls cross country Bishop Moore sophomore Annabella Tomasic, the reigning 3A state champ, clocked a time of 17 minutes, 24 seconds for 5,000 meters to win at the Katie Caples Invitational in Jacksonville. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Frakes also clocked how delighted Majel seemed to be to have, after a long stint supporting Gene away from the soundstage, a plumb acting opportunity. — Scott Huver, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
Verb
  • Pike attacked her, knocked her to the ground and hit her in the face with her knee and foot, according to court documents.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The crash scattered pieces of the vehicle around the property and damaged a railing, melted plastic and knocked a section of brick from the building's exterior.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Heather is absolutely tickled and lets out a cackle, because that little bit surely hits even harder if the FBI has actually busted up one of your cast trips before.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In other white-collar fields, like legal services or copywriting, AI is hitting labor markets that were roughly in balance.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The man says the officer slapped him, and also claims the officer shot at him.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, two longtime opponents for this franchise, then smacked consecutive homers off Lee, who’d surrendered three long balls the entire regular season.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Contreras smacked Young’s sinker 403 feet to left to lead off the fourth for his 18th homer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The fight was so violent that each one of them punched, scratched, bit and slapped the other, Linhardt said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Fields came up behind Ezukanma, who was sitting on bench in the locker room looking at his phone, punched him in the head, and kicked him.
    — Mac Engel September 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mahomes was slammed on his back and Robinson’s 265 pounds landed on top of him.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But others have slammed the effort as a pretentious and obnoxious slog.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The musicians were smiling, the spectators tapped and clapped, and that magical sense of timelessness was real, spanning multiple generations.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Workers from other sections gathered in the building’s lobby and clapped as Lareau and her colleagues walked out.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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