as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of atomic clock
There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
But barring those machines, checking your watch now and again for precision against an atomic clock is a window into its invisible world.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The ball was lowered by hand until the mid-1990s; now it is timed electronically using an atomic clock based in Colorado (but New York City's mayor and other special guests still get the honor of pushing the ceremonial button).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
At its center are atomic clocks, which measure the passage of time by tracking the quantum transitions of electrons.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
But barring those machines, checking your watch now and again for precision against an atomic clock is a window into its invisible world.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
The ball was lowered by hand until the mid-1990s; now it is timed electronically using an atomic clock based in Colorado (but New York City's mayor and other special guests still get the honor of pushing the ceremonial button).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
At its center are atomic clocks, which measure the passage of time by tracking the quantum transitions of electrons.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic clock
Noun
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Plus, some offer handy features like an alarm clock, a calendar app, the ability to answer texts, and so on.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2025
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Old Electronics Items like alarm clocks and stereos in working condition are often fair game, but televisions and microwaves, for example, are not.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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There’s the meetings there, there’s the time clocks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Biden’s decor included a handful of paintings, a grandfather clock and a subtle bit of greenery on the fireplace mantle.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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The cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance attracted curious looks and made for plenty of social media moments.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Walsh also discovered whether Welles actually wrote the famous cuckoo clock speech Lime gives to Martins on the ferris wheel.—
Gregory James Wakeman,
IndieWire,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Atomic clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic%20clock. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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