alarm clock

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Recent Examples of alarm clock In practice, this can mean swapping a glowing alarm clock for a traditional one with moving hands, or replacing scrolling with listening to vinyl. Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026 The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 The two-in-one device combines the power of an air purifier with an alarm clock that gently wakes you up with soothing sounds and mellow, adjustable lighting that mimics a sunrise. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026 The Jall Wake Up Light Sunrise Alarm Clock features a dual alarm clock, which can accommodate two separate wake times. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alarm clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
  • As mentioned in an earlier column, nature’s time clock seems to be a little ahead this spring.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Generally speaking, the twice-a-year daylight saving time clock changes are unpopular.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During Milan Design Week last April, the brand unveiled the Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.
    Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Once started, the toy acts essentially like a grandfather clock, which also happens to be that one co-worker who drops by your cubicle for a chat.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Just visit the store's 240-year-old grandfather clock.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits of the Standard Model and even search for elusive dark matter.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Now that Sacramento County’s fiscal adviser has canceled the Sacramento City Unified School District board’s contract with a consulting firm, the district faces its budget crisis with fewer options and a ticking clock.
    Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • No Padres got on in the third, and Luis Campusano didn’t even get a chance to see a third pitch in his inning-ending strikeout, as he was assessed strike three for not making eye contact with Suárez by the time eight seconds were remaining on the pitch clock.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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