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Recent Examples of clocklike
As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it.
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Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
The woodblock pulse is sometimes taken up by clanging cowbell, slashed chords, or the ominous, clocklike ticking of bowsticks against strings.
—Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
While each change may be novel, major life transitions happen with clocklike regularity.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020
Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion.
—Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
The radio emissions themselves, Dr. Chatterjee said, resemble the blasts from pulsars — the spinning neutron stars that emit clocklike pulses of radiation and whose discovery in 1968 did indeed elicit speculation about little green men.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2016
Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
The woodblock pulse is sometimes taken up by clanging cowbell, slashed chords, or the ominous, clocklike ticking of bowsticks against strings.
—Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
While each change may be novel, major life transitions happen with clocklike regularity.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020
Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion.
—Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
The radio emissions themselves, Dr. Chatterjee said, resemble the blasts from pulsars — the spinning neutron stars that emit clocklike pulses of radiation and whose discovery in 1968 did indeed elicit speculation about little green men.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
As its inflating interior forms a new universe, its energy incrementally ticks down in clocklike fashion each time the expanding circle winds around the cylinder’s circumference and overlaps itself.
—Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocklike
Adjective
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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That will give you an accurate sense of whether psychological safety is improving—or if the conversation is going in circles. 2.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Layne suggested Edward ride again the following week, and over time, as the Lamb family regularly made its way to the Batty farm, Edward started to point out the correct directions.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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This story was updated with a correct statement from the FBI.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to a precise forecast of aurora three days after a huge CME left the sun in the direction of Mars, Perseverance’s SuperCam and Mastcam-Z instruments observed green aurora.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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In a market where competition is fierce, offering focused collections with a precise theme is key to standing out and catching the eye.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Contemporary fashion relies on standardized patterns and silhouettes - that's how all clothing today gets made.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The study used a standardized screening tool to identify symptoms of paternal depression, such as sadness, loss of interest in activities and low energy.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The poll — which has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points — comes after years of debate about the exact origins of COVID-19, which began spreading globally in late 2019, according to the World Health Organization.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The new owner’s exact plans for the site are still being hashed out, but the group has created a map with a main street that travels the length of the property and is surrounded by 13 different blocks, most about an acre in size.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The organization has demanded that the Channel 4 board of directors publish specific proposals to substantiate claims that indies will ultimately benefit from this restructuring.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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By continually adapting to each user’s specific needs, Dysolve’s AI not only identifies these errors but also actively retrains the brain, enhancing the user’s capacity to process and interpret language.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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