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Recent Examples of alarm clock
The sunrise alarm clock gently gets brighter and wakes you up with nature sounds.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Sunrise alarm clocks, on the other hand, mimic the gradual rise of the sun, gently increasing light to signal your body to wake up naturally.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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
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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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Sunrise alarm clocks, on the other hand, mimic the gradual rise of the sun, gently increasing light to signal your body to wake up naturally.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
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There’s the meetings there, there’s the time clocks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Charlotte native has already conquered the paperclip twice at the Cup level, taking home those iconic grandfather clocks in 2022 and 2024.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The grandfather clocks continue to be made and are sought after items from vintage collectors and interior designers.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
Noun
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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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Once the file ends, both Mark and Gemma will no longer be needed, leading to a ticking clock rescue where Mark has to find the elevator leading down into the testing floor.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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When the new season starts on Thursday, sunrise in Sacramento will be at 7:08 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:18 p.m., according to online clock website Time and Date.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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