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Recent Examples of clack
James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another went to a security guard standing outside Fosters, where the window displays whirred and clicked and clacked out their Christmas scenes.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
—Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
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Verb
No more clacking away at a keyboard or glancing between screens—just a straightforward, focused conversation.
—James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another went to a security guard standing outside Fosters, where the window displays whirred and clicked and clacked out their Christmas scenes.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
The clack of assault rifles being fired punctured the air.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
—Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Then Hoon clattered down a staircase, pushing the door open in sweatpants and a too tight black tank top.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dine as locals do: Share a table, drink the potent tea, and be bold, nabbing small plates right off the clattering trolleys.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Read More: Detentions of Tourists and Visa-Holders Fuel Anxiety About Travel to U.S. Neighbors said they were left rattled by the arrest, which played out at 5:30 p.m. on a residential block.—
JAKE OFFENHARTZ,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Shifting government policies are adversely impacting business, rattling financial markets, and disrupting supply chains.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Scanlan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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