as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
Schultz set a timer for twenty-five minutes.
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Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Set a timer, make an appointment, play some music.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2026
Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao and piled it on in a 7-1 win in group play.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
The tourney starts with two first-timers, which is quite fun.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2026
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Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Set a timer, make an appointment, play some music.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2026
Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao and piled it on in a 7-1 win in group play.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
The tourney starts with two first-timers, which is quite fun.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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New York scored just 13 points on 4-for-22 shooting in the opening quarter, tied for the second-fewest in an NBA Finals opening quarter in the shot-clock era, according to ESPN.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The whole series has has been nothing but late-clock possessions, missed box-outs, one extra pass, and Wednesday night, one hand above the crowd.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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