as in clocks
a device to measure time
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
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Recent Examples of timekeepers
Optical atomic clocks, which are considered the timekeepers of the future, use the precise, stable microwave frequency emitted by the vibrations of cesium or other atoms to keep time with extreme accuracy.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In a separate room, not far away, official timekeepers work at computers using various technological aids.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In a separate room, not far away, official timekeepers work at computers using various technological aids.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timekeepers
clocks
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The Polar Express train journey clocks in at just over an hour, but the entire experience, including photos with Santa, takes around two hours.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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In an age when clocks are found in most pockets and on every screen, watchmaker Col&MacArthur’s selling point is not just time, but history itself.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Timekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeepers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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