as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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First-timers may also want to consider starting with smaller tattoos to get comfortable with the feeling.
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
There is only a 5% chance to get an end-of-activity Pinnacle drop with a 20 run pity timer, outside of a few exceptions like Solstice or Zavala offerings.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The best of the bunch delivered fast, consistent warming, intuitive controls, and thoughtful extras like timer settings and scent diffusion.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
On Monday, a purple, glittery four hour timer took over Swift's website, sending her fandom buzzing with excitement.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
There is only a 5% chance to get an end-of-activity Pinnacle drop with a 20 run pity timer, outside of a few exceptions like Solstice or Zavala offerings.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The best of the bunch delivered fast, consistent warming, intuitive controls, and thoughtful extras like timer settings and scent diffusion.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
On Monday, a purple, glittery four hour timer took over Swift's website, sending her fandom buzzing with excitement.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cartier horologist Maurice Couët created the Parisian label’s first mystery clock, the Model A, in 1912, drawing inspiration from a magical design Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin unveiled almost a century prior.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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