as in alarm clock
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Recent Examples of cuckoo clock
Walsh also discovered whether Welles actually wrote the famous cuckoo clock speech Lime gives to Martins on the ferris wheel.
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Gregory James Wakeman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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Gregory James Wakeman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuckoo clock
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Updated March 14, 2025 10:35 AM Wellness From sunrise alarm clocks to mouth taping, which sleep trends are actually worth it?—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hatch Restore 3 Sunrise Alarm Clock With 80+ sleep sounds and audio settings, the Hatch alarm clock aims to create an optimal sleep environment while encouraging a screen-free bedroom.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s the meetings there, there’s the time clocks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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The total roasting time clocks in around 30 minutes, start to finish.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Biden’s decor included a handful of paintings, a grandfather clock and a subtle bit of greenery on the fireplace mantle.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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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 17 Apr. 2025.
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