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Recent Examples of alarm clock
An uncertain forecast didn't stop the glee, for many, of a winter morning, with social media showing many area residents setting the alarm clock for the early morning hours to experience the snow fall.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Even small acts like buying a physical alarm clock can feel liberating.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Shop the alarm clock today for a better sleep this year, and keep scrolling for more options at Wayfair below.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The sounds of birds singing in the morning might serve as your unofficial (and sometimes unwelcome) alarm clock.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Even small acts like buying a physical alarm clock can feel liberating.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Shop the alarm clock today for a better sleep this year, and keep scrolling for more options at Wayfair below.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The sounds of birds singing in the morning might serve as your unofficial (and sometimes unwelcome) alarm clock.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
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The scoreboards went out, the time clocks were stopped and play was halted on all four sheets.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The one-time refinery worker, who showed up each day in a hard hat, said national Democrats have gone out of their way to alienate people who punch time clocks and take their showers after work.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Jan. 2026
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Other decorations included a popcorn bucket, a hamburger, a hot dog cart, a cuckoo clock and a rocking horse.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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While some installments tackled the basics like cooking supplies, automobiles, and food, others threw curveballs such as dissecting the inner workings of 3-D commercial signs, false teeth, cuckoo clocks, and more.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Sand Pirates pirate ship silently swung like the pendulum on a grandfather clock.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
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At the public library that’s named for Howard Miller, two majestic grandfather clocks stand watch.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
1 Dec. 2025
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson Rebecca Jacobson said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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All of the atomic clocks continued ticking through the power outage last week thanks to their battery backup systems, according to NIST supervisory research physicist Jeff Sherman.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
21 Dec. 2025
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There's no official start time, and the time Bad Bunny takes the stage depends on clock stoppages, penalties, timeouts and injuries during the first half of the game.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every real estate deal has a clock.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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