as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
Notably, the Churchill timer had Journalism at 1:01.4 for the five furlongs.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
There is one button for power, one for rotation and one to activate the sleep timer.
—Tantse Walter, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And for those hoping to wind down rather than speed up, YouTube is spotlighting its sleep timer settings for the first time.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This flash discount won’t stick around, so treat your ears before the cart timer runs out, for shoppers today.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
There is one button for power, one for rotation and one to activate the sleep timer.
—Tantse Walter, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And for those hoping to wind down rather than speed up, YouTube is spotlighting its sleep timer settings for the first time.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This flash discount won’t stick around, so treat your ears before the cart timer runs out, for shoppers today.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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While their respective touchline behaviour was broadly identical in the second half, there were a few moments where the ticking clock added some urgency to their approaches.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Items stolen during the Jan. 30 incident included a rare Carhartt clock valued at $2,000 and a 65-year-old Vernor’s sign worth $400, according to the Detroit News.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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