as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of grandfather clock
Down to the stained glass window on the front door, Vecna has reconstructed his family house, which was previously shown dismantled with the door, the creepy grandfather clock and other parts of it floating around in his mind lair.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
In Hawkins, cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) begins having disturbing visions and starts seeing and hearing a grandfather clock.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Reid’s creations was a grandfather clock.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
In Hawkins, cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) begins having disturbing visions and starts seeing and hearing a grandfather clock.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Reid’s creations was a grandfather clock.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather clock
Noun
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In 2007, as the 20-year anniversary loomed, an alarm clock went off in my gut.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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This smart alarm clock makes getting up — and going to bed — a little easier.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As mentioned in an earlier column, nature’s time clock seems to be a little ahead this spring.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Generally speaking, the twice-a-year daylight saving time clock changes are unpopular.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits of the Standard Model and even search for elusive dark matter.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson Rebecca Jacobson said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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During Milan Design Week last April, the brand unveiled the Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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