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Recent Examples of hourglass
At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.
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Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The following are just a few examples of the types of silhouettes available: mermaid, asymmetrical, column, A-line, sheath, trapeze, empire, hourglass, trumpet, bell and shoulder wedge.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
For the artist Christina Ramberg, watching her mother getting dressed for parties—in particular, putting on a corset called a merry widow, which gave her an hourglass figure—revealed the extent to which the female form was a ruse.
—Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Females have a black body, often with a red hourglass shape on their underside.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The following are just a few examples of the types of silhouettes available: mermaid, asymmetrical, column, A-line, sheath, trapeze, empire, hourglass, trumpet, bell and shoulder wedge.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
For the artist Christina Ramberg, watching her mother getting dressed for parties—in particular, putting on a corset called a merry widow, which gave her an hourglass figure—revealed the extent to which the female form was a ruse.
—Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Females have a black body, often with a red hourglass shape on their underside.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourglass
Noun
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The large structure, characterized by a rotating floor and illuminated surfaces, will be positioned in a layout similar to that of a sundial.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Throughout his career, Nye has made several contributions to science and space, including helping to design the sundials for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission, which launched two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, to explore the surface of Mars between 2004 and 2019.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For example, Timothée could — nay, should: ➽ Get a pork tenderloin sandwich the size of your head ➽ Visit the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library ➽ Peep the big water clock at the Children’s Museum ➽ Drive all the way down to Bloomington, IN and check out Tibetan Cultural Center.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 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
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And, as the continuing storyline of van Rhijn/Brook Forte house footman Jack Trotter (Ben Ahlers) and his patented alarm clock that his new business partner Larry hopes to sell, illustrates, men have additional outlets for economic elevation.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Like, say, the bell of the downstairs’ ball, Jack Trotter (Ben Ahlers), and his ringing achievement in alarm clocks.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2025
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“Hourglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourglass. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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