as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Pre-lit with warm white LEDs, the bulbs are on a timer with 6 hours on and 18 hours off.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Some also have timers and stopwatches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The usual suspects such as Leslie Bibb and Naomi Watts posed with their signature blond hair chopped just below their ears, while bob first-timer Naomi Campbell put a high-low spin on the style and cut micro bangs, too.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Pre-lit with warm white LEDs, the bulbs are on a timer with 6 hours on and 18 hours off.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Some also have timers and stopwatches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The usual suspects such as Leslie Bibb and Naomi Watts posed with their signature blond hair chopped just below their ears, while bob first-timer Naomi Campbell put a high-low spin on the style and cut micro bangs, too.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
Noun
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And as Lynette said, there was a ticking clock.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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For his final two pieces—with cage, clock, backpack, and rope behind him—Hsieh distilled his medium to time itself.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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