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ABC News,
28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
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Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
Eavesdrop on conversations with Rohmer and Jacques Rivette in the Cahiers office, the clack of dueling typewriters soundtracking the camaraderie, and play voyeur as everyone’s hero Roberto Rosselini stops by to address the troops and pocket finger sandwiches on the way out.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, and clacking their teeth.
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ABC News,
28 May 2026
The shuffling, click-clacking rhythms, twangy basslines, and pearly synths of my parents’ home country have only sounded better with time.
—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Noun
The click-clack, click-clack of a mill that operated around the clock would serve as either a constant nuisance or soothing white noise, depending on one’s disposition.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
Eavesdrop on conversations with Rohmer and Jacques Rivette in the Cahiers office, the clack of dueling typewriters soundtracking the camaraderie, and play voyeur as everyone’s hero Roberto Rosselini stops by to address the troops and pocket finger sandwiches on the way out.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Many people watching the game on TV were surprised, since replays seemed to suggest Freuler had been offside before being clattered by Abunada.
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Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground.
Verb
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Last night’s incident emotionally rattled you, but tensions will cool in the coming hours.
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Tradition’s stubborn, and there’s still something primal about the boom and the body-rattling force of the real thing.
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Submitting a tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive and clicking the link underneath their picture.
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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