as in clocks
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timers
Unlike holes in the wall populated primarily by regulars, Whistle Stop can welcome hundreds of first-timers around Colts games or major conventions.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Kildegaard’s Freedivewithme provides direct booking for lessons tailored to first-timers, experts, and everyone in between.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Some also have timers and stopwatches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
For most first-timers visiting Brazil, the buzzy energy of Rio de Janeiro and the iconic vistas of Iguazú Falls are hard to resist.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
First-timers Zhang Hongzhang, 39, and Wu Fei, 32 - China’s youngest astronaut to be sent to space - were picked to participate in the program in 2020.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
By the time all was said and done, 33 of us were signed up, including about a dozen first-timers.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
The force of that expansion is strong enough to break steel pipes, split open watering wands, hose fittings, and anything else with water trapped in it, such as water features or hose timers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
First timers include Angel Reese, Barbie Ferreira, Daiane Sodre, Iris Law, Precious Lee, Quenlin Blackwell and Yumi Nu.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Kildegaard’s Freedivewithme provides direct booking for lessons tailored to first-timers, experts, and everyone in between.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Some also have timers and stopwatches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
For most first-timers visiting Brazil, the buzzy energy of Rio de Janeiro and the iconic vistas of Iguazú Falls are hard to resist.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
First-timers Zhang Hongzhang, 39, and Wu Fei, 32 - China’s youngest astronaut to be sent to space - were picked to participate in the program in 2020.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
By the time all was said and done, 33 of us were signed up, including about a dozen first-timers.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
The force of that expansion is strong enough to break steel pipes, split open watering wands, hose fittings, and anything else with water trapped in it, such as water features or hose timers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
First timers include Angel Reese, Barbie Ferreira, Daiane Sodre, Iris Law, Precious Lee, Quenlin Blackwell and Yumi Nu.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timers
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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“Timers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timers. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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