clock radio
noun
: a combination clock and radio device in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a designated time
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But still, some clock radios also had charging outlets that were helpful, and at least that feature is missed.
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Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Nor has the band ever played so deftly with sounds of comfort and alarm, like a clock radio slicing through the most blissful dream.
—Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
The burglar took a television, clock radio, clothing, meat from the refrigerator and other items, according to court records.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
There was also a sense of community, knowing that that song is coming on in everybody’s car — or clock radio — right now.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
The photos showed a makeshift nightstand, a cross on the wall, pillows, an iPad, a lamp and a clock radio.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
Visitors will sleep in Kevin’s parents’ room — complete with four-poster bed, father’s aftershave, vintage clock radio and old school, big box television.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021
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Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Nor has the band ever played so deftly with sounds of comfort and alarm, like a clock radio slicing through the most blissful dream.
—Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
The burglar took a television, clock radio, clothing, meat from the refrigerator and other items, according to court records.
—Dallas News, 2 June 2022
There was also a sense of community, knowing that that song is coming on in everybody’s car — or clock radio — right now.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
The photos showed a makeshift nightstand, a cross on the wall, pillows, an iPad, a lamp and a clock radio.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
Visitors will sleep in Kevin’s parents’ room — complete with four-poster bed, father’s aftershave, vintage clock radio and old school, big box television.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021
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“Clock radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20radio. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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