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Recent Examples of grandfather clock
By the front door: a grandfather clock built by Hermann’s woodworker father.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The Cabinet Room has been outfitted with new ceiling medallions and a grandfather clock.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The towering grandfather clock in the foyer of Paul and Susan Monreal’s soon-to-be former home is far more than a conversation piece.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The ticking of a grandfather clock in the White House's Map Room, where the interview took place, is audible throughout due to the pauses and silence that hangs in the room as the former president tries to remember dates and events.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The Cabinet Room has been outfitted with new ceiling medallions and a grandfather clock.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The towering grandfather clock in the foyer of Paul and Susan Monreal’s soon-to-be former home is far more than a conversation piece.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The ticking of a grandfather clock in the White House's Map Room, where the interview took place, is audible throughout due to the pauses and silence that hangs in the room as the former president tries to remember dates and events.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather clock
Noun
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Standouts include the Oura Ring Gen3 Heritage and viral alarm clock, the Hatch Restore 3, which both rarely go on sale.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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This is an alarm clock and sound machine in one, with a huge bank of various sounds and meditations, as well as a customizable light show for winding down and waking up.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here’s a deeper look at where efforts to end daylight saving time clock changes stand in each state: Congress Two bills would put the U.S. on year-round daylight saving time.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
6 Sep. 2025
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The processing plant was modeled on Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory, which opened in 1910; Seabrook management even installed a time clock out in the fields, where farm hands punched in and out of work.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Scientists first started cooling atoms down in an effort to make better atomic clocks back in the 1970s.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
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With that kind of narrowing, nuclear clocks are projected to surpass atomic clocks as the most sensitive instruments for probing ultralight dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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That includes a large antique cuckoo clock, chandeliers, decorative shields, and a mural depicting a city in Germany.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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