Thesaurus results for CLOCKING

clocking

verb

present participle of clock

as in hitting

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 clocking The world’s most valuable company reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell Wednesday stateside, clocking 75% revenue growth in its core data center business. —

Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 Dennis, Yarmouth, Mashpee, Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, and Eastham are all listed with 5,000 to 9,000 without power — all are clocking in with 75% or more of their customers in the dark. —

Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 Nam also didn't make it 24 hours as a traitor without Kish clocking the singer as behaving differently after his recruitment. —

Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Millions of women are clocking in every day, holding the majority of advanced degrees, yet trading at a discount due to systemic inequity. —

Katica Roy, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 Mike Sando is essential for clocking the voting dynamics. —

Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 The sport is also distinguished by its featherlight equipment, with boots weighing about a pound and skis clocking in at less than two. —

Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026 The three friends started at North Springs and finished at the Atlanta airport station, clocking a full circuit at three hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026 The epic drama, following a Hungarian village facing the fallout of communism, is best known for its length, clocking in at seven-and-a-half hours. —

Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026

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Six Longhorns scored in the first quarter, which ended with Georgia native Bryanna Preston hitting a pull-up jumper at the buzzer.

— Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.

— Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026