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Recent Examples of hourglass
The corset followed the curvature of her waist and created an hourglass silhouette.
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 June 2025
Exaggerated hourglass silhouettes have genderless appeal.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
O’Neil uses an hourglass analogy: Imagine counting grains of sand at the top (radioactive elements) and bottom (elements produced from radioactive decay).
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The shoes showcased a minimalist silhouette, featuring a singular hourglass toe strap and backless design.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 June 2025
Exaggerated hourglass silhouettes have genderless appeal.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
O’Neil uses an hourglass analogy: Imagine counting grains of sand at the top (radioactive elements) and bottom (elements produced from radioactive decay).
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The shoes showcased a minimalist silhouette, featuring a singular hourglass toe strap and backless design.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourglass
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If sundials revolutionized time measurement in the 1400s BC, quartz brought timekeeping into the 20th century and silicon brought it into the 21st century.—
Markus Lutz,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The large structure, characterized by a rotating floor and illuminated surfaces, will be positioned in a layout similar to that of a sundial.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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For example, Timothée could — nay, should: ➽ Get a pork tenderloin sandwich the size of your head ➽ Visit the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library ➽ Peep the big water clock at the Children’s Museum ➽ Drive all the way down to Bloomington, IN and check out Tibetan Cultural Center.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The processing plant was modeled on Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory, which opened in 1910; Seabrook management even installed a time clock out in the fields, where farm hands punched in and out of work.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Other windows incorporated costume accessories with alarm clocks, red lobsters and other favorite motifs of the surrealists.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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Images show X-rays of common everyday items like toys, a coffee maker, alarm clocks and more.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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“Hourglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourglass. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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