clocked (up)

past tense of clock (up), chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked (up)
Verb
  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI is open about the fact that the numbers are achieved under the best possible conditions and may be slightly different from the models available in the production ChatGPT product that most users can access.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ukraine is urgently trying to improve its air defenses as Russia's invasion stretches into its fifth year, and on Thursday won pledges of more support from Canada.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Banks ,who won a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy in 2024, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking using a dangerous weapon, stalking resulting in death, and two counts involving murder-for-hire.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In this new culture, freedom was attained not through engagement in political struggle but through individual consumer choices.
    Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Community members brought knowledge and experiences to the table that researchers could not have gained at a distance.
    Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The 61-year-old—who owns 40% of his tech company—has gained around $122 billion since this time in 2025, nearly doubling his wealth to a whopping $262 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But with backup quarterback Drew Lock in the game, Seattle made only a half-hearted attempt at moving the ball downfield, and instead the second quarter ended with a whimper.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Clocked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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