as in timer
a device to measure time
the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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Recent Examples of clock
Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
But the 20-hour circadian clock couldn’t fully explain the jellies’ sunset spawning behavior.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
On the Democratic side, Porter clocked in at 13% among likely voters, followed by Swalwell at 11% and Steyer at 10%.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The telephoto’s 3x zoom works well with good contrast, though 30x Space Zoom struggled to pull details out of a faraway clock with muddy details.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
But the 20-hour circadian clock couldn’t fully explain the jellies’ sunset spawning behavior.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Royal watchers immediately clocked the headpiece, which is known as one of the Princess of Wales’s favorites.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
On the Democratic side, Porter clocked in at 13% among likely voters, followed by Swalwell at 11% and Steyer at 10%.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
Noun
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Guest ages ranged widely (there were even some people in their late 80s), diets ranged vastly, and while there were repeat visitors, many of us were first-timers who found community with each other.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the top-right corner, a red timer counts down the seconds until the market becomes resolved, at which case the line graph freezes and the next five-minute segment opens for business.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After a review, it was decided that Raddysh was knocked to the ice and into the crease, prohibiting Vasilevskiy from a possible save.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The latest flare-up in the Iran conflict has hammered export‑reliant markets in South Korea and Japan, knocking benchmark indexes sharply lower on fears that surging energy costs and a prolonged hit to risk appetite could undercut corporate earnings and growth across Asia’s trade‑driven economies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the store opened the same month as the Olympics, for which Omega is the official timekeeper, so Smith went the extra mile to have an Omega bobsled shipped in for the requisite photoshop.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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The official timekeeper of the games has taken up residence in the iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world’s oldest and most historic shopping malls built in 1877.—
Katie Gunderman,
SELF,
26 Feb. 2026
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Charges won't be filed in a shooting that killed a knife-wielding man who attempted to punch officers during a domestic response in Baltimore County last December, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Making use of a patented new mechanism, the Day-Date was the world’s first automatic chronometer featuring both the day of the week spelled out in full as well as the date on the dial.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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When the Rockets called a time out, the Lakers bench all ran over to Doncic, hugging him, slapping him and James nudging him for a job very well done.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Global luxury watch brands selected the platform to showcase rare timepieces while simultaneously launching new collections at the international luxury event.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
25 Mar. 2026
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After all candidates and their timepieces are judged on five factors (Design, Creativity, Innovation, Craftsmanship, and Technical Complexity), the committee will narrow it down to five finalists.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then reality smacks you in the face.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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