as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of grandfather clock
Behind them was a painting that Carter had made of the same room, with its grandfather clock, rocking chairs, and roll-top desk.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
When the weights in a grandfather clock reach the bottom of their chains, the clock stops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Hager likes to style grandfather clocks in foyers and hallways.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
But the only way to get the grandfather clock that features the Martinsville Speedway logo with the race date is to win a NASCAR Cup Series Race, a NASCAR Xfinity Series or NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
When the weights in a grandfather clock reach the bottom of their chains, the clock stops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Hager likes to style grandfather clocks in foyers and hallways.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
But the only way to get the grandfather clock that features the Martinsville Speedway logo with the race date is to win a NASCAR Cup Series Race, a NASCAR Xfinity Series or NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather clock
Noun
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Denver trash trucks may be your new alarm clock as part of the city's first major noise ordinance overhaul in nearly two decades.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Smart alarm clocks wake you during your lightest sleep phase, while circadian rhythm apps help optimize light exposure, caffeine, and sleep timing for a smoother adjustment.—
Maria Sokolina,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The total roasting time clocks in around 30 minutes, start to finish.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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That makes the app’s time clock functions even more valuable.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2024
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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
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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
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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