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Recent Examples of clocklike
The woodblock pulse is sometimes taken up by clanging cowbell, slashed chords, or the ominous, clocklike ticking of bowsticks against strings.
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Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
While each change may be novel, major life transitions happen with clocklike regularity.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020
Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion.
—Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
The radio emissions themselves, Dr. Chatterjee said, resemble the blasts from pulsars — the spinning neutron stars that emit clocklike pulses of radiation and whose discovery in 1968 did indeed elicit speculation about little green men.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2016
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
While each change may be novel, major life transitions happen with clocklike regularity.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020
Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion.
—Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
The radio emissions themselves, Dr. Chatterjee said, resemble the blasts from pulsars — the spinning neutron stars that emit clocklike pulses of radiation and whose discovery in 1968 did indeed elicit speculation about little green men.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2016
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocklike
Adjective
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The display is bright, resulting in accurate and vibrant colors.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The game gives players six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their placement.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Another virtual orange door would appear upon entering the correct phrase into Google.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This decision highlights the precise reasons securities plaintiffs will continue to rely on these reports to allege corrective disclosures and loss causation.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The system provides precise recommendations grounded in demand and market data.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The district will already have additional information about these students' standardized test scores, report cards and attendance reports.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Solid systems scale through manufacturing approaches like standardized units and mass production.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While the exact cause of eczema isn’t fully understood, it’s believed to arise from a mix of genetic, immune and environmental factors.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the exact date of the ownership change is still unknown, operations will shift under the United Community Center — including a new age cap of 3 years for on-campus care and a schedule that no longer aligns with Alverno’s academic breaks.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For Farley, who marks his fifth anniversary as CEO on Wednesday, there have been industry-wide problems to deal with, as well as Ford-specific issues that the company is still in the process of navigating.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Depending on specific risk factors, providers may recommend one or more of these tests.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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