timers

plural of timer

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Recent Examples of timers Paul loves sensory bubble timers and listening to nursery rhymes, and music is one of his favorite activities. Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Weather shifts quickly at elevation, cell service is spotty in remote areas, and desert and alpine environments carry risks that catch first-timers off guard. Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Older millennials, meanwhile, have become the highest-earning buyer segment in the market, posting a median household income of $132,700 and increasingly functioning as repeat, equity-leveraging buyers rather than first-timers, as Fortune reported. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Old timers Moths have existed for approximately 190 million years, with almost 170,000 moth species. Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 July 2026 Programmable systems with timers that connect to Wi-Fi and are weather-sensitive can help reduce water waste. Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 17 July 2026 Texas Melt Any first-timers might mistakenly make their way only through the most obvious options—classic breakfast plates and waffles—but the Texas Melts have always been perhaps the most delectable category on the menu. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Baldwin was smiling, too, because of the opportunity to be among the game’s best, some of whom were first-timers like himself and others who should end up in Cooperstown. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 In the new season, filmed in Thailand, 24 returning players and first-timers compete for a share of the $500,000 grand prize. Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timers
clocks
Noun
  • One Night Only is literally all contrivance, as attested to by the countdown clocks posted everywhere to alert everyone as to when the Sex Purge will be over.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her team hopes to use artificial intelligence to build genomic clocks — models based on patterns of molecular rather than behavioral changes — to estimate an animal’s biological age and help pinpoint when key transitions in aging occur.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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