alarm clock

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Recent Examples of alarm clock But Take Note This is a very basic alarm clock without any extra features. Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025 For a more peaceful morning routine, consider one of the best sunrise alarm clocks. Jamie Ballard, Allure, 16 Jan. 2025 Set an alarm clock or reminder on your smartphone or download a free mobile app that offers medication reminders. Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025 Like most Americans, you were awoken this morning by a radio alarm clock. Christian Schneider, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for alarm clock 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
  • Those in favor of seasonal time clock changes cite children walking to school in the dark with daylight saving time used in the winter.
    Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
  • So, if grad school and work have you at capacity, don’t worry about anyone else’s time clock for love or anything else.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Located just south of the landmark American Brewery (the structure that looks like some fantasist vastly enlarged a cuckoo clock) this grouping of public utility structures fell on excruciatingly hard times.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Condit screamed to her mother to call 911 and hurried to collect a few belongings: documents, pillows, a cuckoo clock.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The grandfather clocks continue to be made and are sought after items from vintage collectors and interior designers.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • However, compared to a quantum clock, atomic clocks are as accurate as a one-dollar antique pocket watch that's been whacked several times with a coal hammer.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
  • At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • For now, Americans should prepare to move their clocks forward on March 9, as daylight saving time remains in effect—at least for this year.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Each of these seeds represents a different specific second on the system clock when a Diablo save file is created, ranging from between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 2038 (the only valid dates accepted by the game).
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2025

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