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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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This includes the scented candle that was a signature of the original store, which shuttered in 2017, and a reissue of Abloh’s spin on the Braun BC02 alarm clock.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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On my off days, my dog is my alarm clock.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Weiss developed a precise atomic clock, and was also a pioneer in the measurement of a cosmic fossil called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), leftover radiation from an event just after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But scientists who track and operate atomic clocks may be facing a bit of a predicament.—
James Powel,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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