as in clocks
a device to measure time
the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers
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Recent Examples of timekeepers
Since a nucleus is far better shielded from environmental disturbances than the electrons used in atomic clocks, nuclear clocks could eventually become the most precise timekeepers ever built.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
The market for both types of timekeepers peaked in the 1970s and ’80s, when demand was largely driven by collectors of antiques.
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Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Planning for the current Milano-Cortina Games began three years ago, with more than 300 timekeepers and 130 tons of equipment dedicated to the Games, including high-speed cameras that can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second.
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Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
The most precise timekeepers ever made, atomic clocks, might one day help robotic and crewed missions on Mars stay in sync with each other, as well as enable the equivalent of GPS on the red planet.
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IEEE Spectrum,
20 Dec. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
The market for both types of timekeepers peaked in the 1970s and ’80s, when demand was largely driven by collectors of antiques.
—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Planning for the current Milano-Cortina Games began three years ago, with more than 300 timekeepers and 130 tons of equipment dedicated to the Games, including high-speed cameras that can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second.
—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
The most precise timekeepers ever made, atomic clocks, might one day help robotic and crewed missions on Mars stay in sync with each other, as well as enable the equivalent of GPS on the red planet.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Dec. 2025
After decades of slowing down, our planet's rotation has been speeding up in recent years — and timekeepers have no definitive explanation.
—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timekeepers
clocks
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How Americans used the moon in 1776 Colonial Americans depended on the moon in ways that are easy to forget in an age of electric light and digital clocks.
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Five clocks, one region Iran has a temporary transaction window, well short of a settlement.
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“Timekeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timekeepers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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