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Recent Examples of timer Set a timer for 15, 30, or 60 seconds and count how the beats in that time window. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025 In May, Sonos released an update to its app that led to customers, many of them long-time users, revolting over broken features, like accessibility capabilities and the ability to set timers. Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 During one of his record-breaking 120-star runs, for example, Cole’s timer wasn’t looking promising. Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025 Cluster projectiles detonate based on a timer, not a proximity trigger. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for timer 

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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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