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Recent Examples of hourglass
Over in Los Angeles, Yungblud takes the mic onstage at the Grammy U Masterclass, and Kylie Jenner shows off her hourglass figure for a night out in West Hollywood.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Models walked the runway in overcoats with shoulder pads, hourglass suits, pencil skirts and bra tops, with cylinder ponytails protruding from the sides of their heads.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
As Thune notes, there’s still sand in the hourglass.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2026
The house’s signature style revolves around hourglass silhouettes, diaphanous and decadent fabrics for modern-day Venus de Milos.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Models walked the runway in overcoats with shoulder pads, hourglass suits, pencil skirts and bra tops, with cylinder ponytails protruding from the sides of their heads.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
As Thune notes, there’s still sand in the hourglass.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2026
The house’s signature style revolves around hourglass silhouettes, diaphanous and decadent fabrics for modern-day Venus de Milos.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourglass
Noun
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The first sundials and water clocks were determined to have been used in 1200 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Days sometimes may feel like mere hours when times are good, and the moments may barely tick by in a dull day, but the passage of Earth around the sun hasn’t changed in an easily measurable way since humans first started using sundials.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
31 July 2025
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Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The first sundials and water clocks were determined to have been used in 1200 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Time is kept with a clepsydra, an antique clock consisting of a coconut shell with a hole in it floating in a bucket of water.—
Paul Salopek,
History & Culture,
4 Dec. 2020
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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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The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Best Wooden Clock Here’s a wooden alarm clock with staunch minimalist appeal.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Hourglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourglass. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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