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clocklike

adjective

Definition of clocklikenext
as in accurate

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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. — 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 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. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocklike
  1. accurate
  2. correct
  3. precise
  4. standardized
  5. exact
  6. specific
Adjective
  • The goal should be to build a substantial and accurate body of information about the organization over time.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But his military-industrial base is slowly edging into a new era of cheaper, longer-range, more accurate and deadly drones and missiles.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of accurate
Adjective
  • The signatories argue that a correct answer alone does not capture what makes mathematical research valuable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • For far too many years, the most popular NBA analysts ran off vibes and nostalgia (correct pronunciation of foreign players’ names, not included).
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of correct
Adjective
  • However, that is not the case for specialty ambulatory settings, particularly procedural fields like orthopedics, namely laterality, precise description of special tests, range-of-motion findings, procedure details and clear return-visit plans.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton did well to try to counter him with off-speed, precise serves and aggressive moves into net.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of precise
Adjective
  • By April 2022, a new standardized response had emerged, courtesy of the April Fool’s Day release of The Guest 2 original soundtrack.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • State officials say the standardized system makes funding decisions fairer and more consistent.
    — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of standardized
Adjective
  • The shift of money does not eliminate foreign military financing for Tunisia, Iraq, North Macedonia or Slovakia, although the exact amount remaining for those countries was not immediately clear.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The exact amount of the wide-ranging deal between ESPN and Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions is not known, but it is believed to be in the same neighborhood as Brady and McAfee.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exact
Adjective
  • His point is that although LLMs, no less than chess engines and other specialist systems, are trained on a specific task—namely, predicting the next word in a text passage—that task is special.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Guests with specific mobility requirements should contact the hotel directly before booking.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of specific

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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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