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Recent Examples of sundial
The large structure, characterized by a rotating floor and illuminated surfaces, will be positioned in a layout similar to that of a sundial.
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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
The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Particular attention in the exhibition is also given to the Umayyads’ contributions to science and technology through the display of sundials that were used in early Islamic astronomy.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Particular attention in the exhibition is also given to the Umayyads’ contributions to science and technology through the display of sundials that were used in early Islamic astronomy.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundial
Noun
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Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of The Mummy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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The reasoning there is that the specific shape of this nebula, aka its hourglass look, indicates a possible double star situation.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 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
Noun
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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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Places start connecting to thoughts, which then become memories, and the rhythm is in your body not the stopwatch.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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The two-part mini version requires only a chair, willing helper, stopwatch and few spare minutes.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Sundial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundial. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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