stopwatch

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Recent Examples of stopwatch Come to think of it, that ticking sound may not be a stopwatch or a bomb. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025 Restrepo is a route chef who reeks of urgency and plays faster than the stopwatch times him, but his timed speed will almost surely hurt his draft stock. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025 The instrument cluster features throwback green digits on the tachometer, accents mirrored on the Sport Chrono stopwatch (on that note, the automaker has created a high-quality chronograph exclusively offered for buyers of the 911 Spirit 70. Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 According to the stopwatch, there was just a hundredth of a second between them. ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stopwatch
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Noun
  • The star of the sale was a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
  • The Swiss watch brand has teamed up with Italian soccer team Como 1907 on the Hublot Classic Fusion Como Edition, a 42-mm chronograph encased in a sleek black ceramic case with a deep blue dial.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Stopwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopwatch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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