time clock

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Recent Examples of time clock 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 The one-time refinery worker, who showed up each day in a hard hat, said national Democrats have gone out of their way to alienate people who punch time clocks and take their showers after work. John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026 Case dismissed — and then reinstated Madison Equities then convinced the district court that under the rules of civil procedure, the time clock on the two-year statute of limitations began in late 2019 at the latest, not late 2021, and the case should be dismissed for lack of timeliness. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026 Mamdani brushed aside the appointment, noting that Adams’s administration is on a time clock. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time clock
Noun
  • There was no need for an alarm clock this morning to get me up and rolling with another edition of Friday Screencaps.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Habity Design The Habity bedside clock looks like a familiar retro alarm clock, but inside sits a low-power e-paper screen, a speaker, and a small collection of calming sounds.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • History San Jose has received countless donations over the years, but few have caused so many people to go down research rabbit holes as a grandfather clock recently has.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is where an atomic clock, such as one built by Aquark Technologies, is required.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Today, Earth's GPS satellites continuously broadcast timing signals generated by onboard atomic clocks.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • The place is full of antiques such as old cuckoo clocks, paintings, and books.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
  • Perhaps the notion appealed to nineteenth-century tastes for cuckoo clocks and ideas about mechanistic, orderly nature.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Time clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20clock. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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