as in clock
a device to measure time
the only timepiece she used at the cabin was a garden sundial
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Recent Examples of timepiece
Falke is partial to their selection of French portico clocks: 19th-century timepieces with classical columns and gilded pendulums.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Mendoza, 41, of Phoenix, a father of two and veteran Army major, had stumbled onto an invention that allows amateur antique watch aficionados to gently rinse a timepiece’s components.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 15 June 2025
The middle brother sported a Cartier Crash Skeleton in pink gold, a distinct timepiece is worth up to $250,000, according to HypeBeast.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 23 May 2025
James, who debuted the timepiece at Fanatics Fest last week, worked directly with the Richard Mille team to bring the creation to life.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Mendoza, 41, of Phoenix, a father of two and veteran Army major, had stumbled onto an invention that allows amateur antique watch aficionados to gently rinse a timepiece’s components.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 15 June 2025
The middle brother sported a Cartier Crash Skeleton in pink gold, a distinct timepiece is worth up to $250,000, according to HypeBeast.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 23 May 2025
James, who debuted the timepiece at Fanatics Fest last week, worked directly with the Richard Mille team to bring the creation to life.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timepiece
clock
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But with three short days predicted over the next few weeks by astronomers and clock watchers, this summer is something even more rare.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 July 2025
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The service clock was introduced largely because of Nadal’s lengthy rituals between points; Novak Djokovic has long been a master of the rope-a-dope: sowing doubts in a player’s mind about form, condition and mental state even if, underneath the antics, all is quiet.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Timepiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timepiece. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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