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noun

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plural of clock

as in timers

a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clock

as in punches

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

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Recent Examples of clocks

Noun

The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026 Last night in the pic’s second go-round (this time at Cannes Classics), the Pan’s standing ovation was around five minutes per Deadline’s clocks — a length that most competition films are lucky to land. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026 For context, a garbage disposal or blender clocks in at around 80 decibels. —

Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 Also drawing strong interest were pocket watches and clocks. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 Analog clocks need to be manually set and usually feature a mechanical bell for an alarm. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 The researchers looked specifically at the participants’ scores on four epigenetic clocks—essentially, these are markers on DNA that change with age, giving an estimate of the biological age of a tissue or individual that may or may not match a person’s chronological age. —

Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 7 May 2026 Part of this is by design, from long corridors to the conspicuous absence of clocks, and the hour of the day doesn’t seem as important once inside the terminal. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Call it a small rebellion against clocks—the things leftists call capitalism’s tool for controlling workers’ time—or just blame Los Angeles traffic. —

Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026

Verb

Bain’s arms were measured at 30 7/8 inches at the NFL combine, which clocks in at the third percentile. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Savannah clocks exactly what Cirie was doing, warning everyone off of Ozzy, and says as much to Emily and Christian. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026 Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends. —

Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The trio also clocks hours together on the pale-peach Cini Boeri for Arflex Strips sofa, screening films on the television that’s tucked into the custom entertainment console. —

Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 28 Jan. 2026 Henry clocks the guy, proving that his passion for Yas—and for life in general—hasn’t fully run dry. —

Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 Compare that to your average bottle, which usually clocks in at less than 100 proof, or 50 percent ABV (legally whiskey must be bottled at a minimum of 80 proof). —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Jan. 2026 Fanning’s Jenny, trying to secure a new whale of a client for her publishing company while her feckless husband perpetually clocks out of activities with their son, is also compelling to watch, particularly when Jenny and Marissa find ways to bolster each other. —

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025 Anna immediately clocks that Larry, a curmudgeonly old man transported back to his younger self, is in for a tough ride. —

Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025

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Noun

The resort has an excellent surfing program called SurfX, tailored for first-timers, pros, and everyone in between.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Anaheim had a roster stocked with playoff first-timers while Vegas had 15 players who were part of the 2023 Stanley Cup championship team.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026