as in clangs
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal
the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
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Recent Examples of clanks
Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
If starting offense early in the shot clock is good, then draining the clock late into possessions must mean clanks are on the way.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanks
Verb
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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Cutlery, rattles and cups are among the most popular choices as keepsake gifts for newborns.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Then, a mannequin clatters to the floor from the ceiling and breaks apart.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Subsequent border clashes with Cambodia allowed Anutin to recast himself as a wartime leader after his popularity initially slipped because of floods and financial scandals.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their goal with the video was to push back against the president’s domestic troop deployments, a trend his critics feared might lead to clashes with ordinary Americans or be used to interfere in upcoming elections.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Athletes describe moments when everything clicks.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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While both Saks and Amazon once held big aspirations for the bricks to clicks connection, and the web giant was expecting big payments for referrals, the relationship has broken down.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement While most skaters run through their short and free programs every day, skating them at your home rink during training sessions isn’t quite the same as competing under high pressure and high expectations, and the Olympic rings.—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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For the Los Angeles world premiere, Robbie wore special rings (designed by CeCe Fein-Hughes) with Elordi, and the pair then did an interview about them in British Vogue.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Clanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanks. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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