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Recent Examples of grandfather clock
Down to the stained glass window on the front door, Vecna has reconstructed his family house, which was previously shown dismantled with the door, the creepy grandfather clock and other parts of it floating around in his mind lair.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
In Hawkins, cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) begins having disturbing visions and starts seeing and hearing a grandfather clock.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Reid’s creations was a grandfather clock.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
In Hawkins, cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) begins having disturbing visions and starts seeing and hearing a grandfather clock.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Reid’s creations was a grandfather clock.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather clock
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Choose from multiple models to fit your space, including the Mini Restful, which combines an air purifier and alarm clock with a personalized sunrise and soothing sounds.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Amazon Smart Speaker Deals The Echo Spot is a versatile smart alarm clock that combines a vibrant, customizable display with surprisingly rich audio for its size.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Generally speaking, the twice-a-year daylight saving time clock changes are unpopular.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The scoreboards went out, the time clocks were stopped and play was halted on all four sheets.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Next-gen atomic clock The breakthrough in miniaturisation is enabled by a quantum-optical technique known as coherent population trapping, which replaces the bulkier microwave-cavity approach used in traditional atomic clocks.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson Rebecca Jacobson said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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During Milan Design Week last April, the brand unveiled the Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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