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Recent Examples of time clock
Those in favor of seasonal time clock changes cite children walking to school in the dark with daylight saving time used in the winter.
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Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
So, if grad school and work have you at capacity, don’t worry about anyone else’s time clock for love or anything else.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2024
Besides the fact that Eldridge spent all of nine games at Double-A, there’s no reason to get a head start on his service time clock while occupying a 40-man spot that could be used to protect another prospect from the Rule 5 draft this winter.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
The main thing that sets this revival apart from past revivals (besides Marianne Elliott’s consummate directing), is the gender switch from Bobby, a swinging sixties bachelor, to Bobbie, a less-swinging single whose biological time clock is getting louder.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
So, if grad school and work have you at capacity, don’t worry about anyone else’s time clock for love or anything else.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2024
Besides the fact that Eldridge spent all of nine games at Double-A, there’s no reason to get a head start on his service time clock while occupying a 40-man spot that could be used to protect another prospect from the Rule 5 draft this winter.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
The main thing that sets this revival apart from past revivals (besides Marianne Elliott’s consummate directing), is the gender switch from Bobby, a swinging sixties bachelor, to Bobbie, a less-swinging single whose biological time clock is getting louder.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time clock
Noun
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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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Set your alarm clocks: the newest series of Drive to Survive is arriving March 7.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 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
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There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 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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“Time clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20clock. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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