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Recent Examples of alarm clock
In 2007, as the 20-year anniversary loomed, an alarm clock went off in my gut.
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Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
This smart alarm clock makes getting up — and going to bed — a little easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Choose from multiple models to fit your space, including the Mini Restful, which combines an air purifier and alarm clock with a personalized sunrise and soothing sounds.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Amazon Smart Speaker Deals The Echo Spot is a versatile smart alarm clock that combines a vibrant, customizable display with surprisingly rich audio for its size.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
This smart alarm clock makes getting up — and going to bed — a little easier.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Choose from multiple models to fit your space, including the Mini Restful, which combines an air purifier and alarm clock with a personalized sunrise and soothing sounds.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Amazon Smart Speaker Deals The Echo Spot is a versatile smart alarm clock that combines a vibrant, customizable display with surprisingly rich audio for its size.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for alarm clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarm clock
Noun
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The show originated at a design museum in Saint-Étienne; Musée des Arts et Métiers has supplemented it with lemons from its permanent collection, such as the ten-hour decimal-time clock, used during the French Revolution.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The bird in question was supposed to be a rooster, but when the clockmaker tested his little leather bellows, the rooster sounded rather anemic, and the cuckoo clock was born.—
Kendra Atleework,
Longreads,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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History San Jose has received countless donations over the years, but few have caused so many people to go down research rabbit holes as a grandfather clock recently has.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Business execs and a sophisticated international clientele mix and mingle over cocktails or afternoon tea in the lobby’s plush, Art Deco-inspired Peacock Alley, adorned with the Waldorf’s signature grandfather clock.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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So physicists have been developing all kinds of smaller experiments for detecting axions, from atomic clocks and resonating bars, to shining lasers at walls on the off-chance a bit of dark matter seeps through the other side.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Jan. 2026
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His age looms as a ticking clock for Detroit’s contention timeline, and that’s something to keep in mind in the big picture.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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On April 11, a new clock tower was unveiled in the Railroad Plaza in front of the Railroad Station Museum in the historic district.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarm%20clock. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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