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clocks 1 of 2

noun

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plural of clock

as in timers

a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clock

as in punches

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 clocks

Noun

Daylight saving time in 2026 will begin on Sunday, March 8, when clocks spring forward one hour. —

Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026 Set your clocks ahead an hour before bed. —

Scott Withers, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 The warm stretch of weather also coincides with the start of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, as clocks spring forward and add an hour of daylight in the evenings. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026 The mountain measures in with a base-to-peak vertical rise of around 18,000 feet, while Mount Everest clocks in at just 17,000 feet. —

Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 Daylight saving time in 2026 will begin on Sunday, March 8, when clocks spring forward one hour. —

Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026 Prepare to spring your clocks forward before going to bed Saturday evening, March 7. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026 While the time change hasn't quite happened, changing your manual clocks tonight may save you some confusion in the early morning hours tomorrow. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 Daylight saving time starts in just over a week, and as part of spring forward, clocks must be set forward one hour. —

Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

Verb

Savannah clocks exactly what Cirie was doing, warning everyone off of Ozzy, and says as much to Emily and Christian. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026 Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends. —

Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The trio also clocks hours together on the pale-peach Cini Boeri for Arflex Strips sofa, screening films on the television that’s tucked into the custom entertainment console. —

Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 28 Jan. 2026 Henry clocks the guy, proving that his passion for Yas—and for life in general—hasn’t fully run dry. —

Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 Compare that to your average bottle, which usually clocks in at less than 100 proof, or 50 percent ABV (legally whiskey must be bottled at a minimum of 80 proof). —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Jan. 2026 Fanning’s Jenny, trying to secure a new whale of a client for her publishing company while her feckless husband perpetually clocks out of activities with their son, is also compelling to watch, particularly when Jenny and Marissa find ways to bolster each other. —

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025 Anna immediately clocks that Larry, a curmudgeonly old man transported back to his younger self, is in for a tough ride. —

Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025 As The New York Times noted, its overall size is far greater than the executive residence, which clocks in at 55,000 square feet. —

Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

About 3800 of them are first-timers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Uplands caters to a broad range of buyers, from first-timers to those seeking more room to grow.

— Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026