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Recent Examples of tick
Sitting in the dark, viewers become voyeurs, watching every tick and tock.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards missed a game-tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, and Devin McGlockton missed another 11 ticks later, giving Saint Mary's the 59-56 victory.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Instead, sales leaders should invest time in understanding what makes each team member tick and design a strategy that plays to those strengths.
—Chris Dyer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Clock ticks on government shutdown: House Republicans unveil six-month stopgap bill
When could a government shutdown start?
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards missed a game-tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, and Devin McGlockton missed another 11 ticks later, giving Saint Mary's the 59-56 victory.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Instead, sales leaders should invest time in understanding what makes each team member tick and design a strategy that plays to those strengths.
—Chris Dyer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Clock ticks on government shutdown: House Republicans unveil six-month stopgap bill
When could a government shutdown start?
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
Noun
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The defense's case to spare Mahdi's life before a judge lasted only about 30 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The ball fell to the court in no-man’s land and the final seconds ran off the clock.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Houston swarmed back with a furious rally, erasing a nine-point deficit over the final 135 seconds for a thrilling victory.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mango Lassi: Non-alcoholic frozen mango and yogurt shake.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Shields Date Garden Known for its high quality dates, charming café, mail order business, and delicious date shakes, Shields Date Garden opened in 1924.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The wildest unplanned moments from past inaugurations.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Holly’s expertise in aligning the brand with influential personalities and creating cultural moments has become a cornerstone of Philipp Plein’s mega buzz of unapologetic luxury at Milan Fashion Week.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a split second, while traveling at incredible speed, Wilson was sent flying into the racing rail, eventually coming to a stop in a heap on the track.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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That split second of hesitation by Georgiev was enough to give Koepke time to get in on the forecheck and knock it free from Desharnais.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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If the heart rate of a person is around 60 beats per minute before the gap, there will likely be a heartbeat in the one-second gap.—
Eloy Geenjaar,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, the A’s beat the Rockies at Coors Field 7-4 before losing the series finale 12-5 on Sunday.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Platforms such as MySpace and GeoCities have been erased in an instant, destroying vast swaths of online history.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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This mask features both heat and cooling modes, with the cooling setting dropping to 68°F for that instant refresh.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The miniature pacemaker is composed of two electrodes that, when in contact with the body’s fluids, form a type of battery called a galvanic cell, which converts chemical energy into electrical energy used to stimulate the heartbeat.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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There’s a foot-stomping grin of a heartbeat to John’s piano riffs, too, content but happy.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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