cuckoo clock

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Recent Examples of cuckoo clock Its centerpiece was a grand, defunct table cuckoo clock whose avian automaton was paralyzed just beyond its little door. Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 While some installments tackled the basics like cooking supplies, automobiles, and food, others threw curveballs such as dissecting the inner workings of 3-D commercial signs, false teeth, cuckoo clocks, and more. Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024 As Orson Welles reminds Joseph Cotten in The Third Man (1949), unsettling times can nurture artistic renaissances while serene prosperity yields only the cuckoo clock. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023 Audrey Hall The living room is a prime example of the antique-modern balance with a custom rug, a bronze and antique family chair that was recovered in a contemporary fabric, and an ornate heirloom cuckoo clock. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cuckoo clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuckoo clock
Noun
  • Smart alarm clocks wake you during your lightest sleep phase, while circadian rhythm apps help optimize light exposure, caffeine, and sleep timing for a smoother adjustment.
    Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Set your alarm clocks: the newest series of Drive to Survive is arriving March 7.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The total roasting time clocks in around 30 minutes, start to finish.
    Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
  • That makes the app’s time clock functions even more valuable.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The grandfather clocks continue to be made and are sought after items from vintage collectors and interior designers.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • However, compared to a quantum clock, atomic clocks are as accurate as a one-dollar antique pocket watch that's been whacked several times with a coal hammer.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
  • At their core, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks work using the same principle.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024

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“Cuckoo clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuckoo%20clock. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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