clocklike

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Recent Examples of clocklike As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it. Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016 The woodblock pulse is sometimes taken up by clanging cowbell, slashed chords, or the ominous, clocklike ticking of bowsticks against strings. Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022 While each change may be novel, major life transitions happen with clocklike regularity. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020 Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion. Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020 As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself. Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016 The radio emissions themselves, Dr. Chatterjee said, resemble the blasts from pulsars — the spinning neutron stars that emit clocklike pulses of radiation and whose discovery in 1968 did indeed elicit speculation about little green men. Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017 As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself. Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocklike
Adjective
  • Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
    Emily DeLetter, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • These speculations proved accurate when, on the second night of WrestleMania 41, Lynch was revealed as the mystery partner of Women's Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria in a tag team title match against the then-champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ars Technica: Your AI take is that neither the dystopian view of sentient AI or the utopian view is necessarily correct.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Roth was correct as the rain didn’t start for more than 90 minutes, which seemingly would have given the Royals and Rockies a chance to get a good chunk of the game played.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The most selective institutions sometimes take a more cautious approach to deferrals, particularly when managing precise class sizes or specialized programs.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But researchers also determined a precise mixture of extra ingredients to give their faux-calamari its familiar textural springiness.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The act was designed to bolster security by establishing a standardized identification system across all 50 states.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Hearing loss of 90 decibels or greater in the better ear or a word recognition score of 40% or less in the better ear using a standardized test is considered a disability under the Social Security Administration.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Taking the time to determine your exact financial situation and set goals can be an enlightening experience.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Currently, the exact timing of creatine use that is better for people looking to maximize creatine benefits is unclear.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Though, when looking at specific issues, that confidence drops further.
    Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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