clocklike

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Recent Examples of clocklike As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it. 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
  • Forecasts will become less accurate in time, with people getting less lead time when inclement weather may impact their daily lives.
    Bryan Karrick, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
  • The ultra-wide camera retains steadiness but produces video with more accurate colors.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • In the Notify field, verify that your email address is correct.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
  • That included two — Matt G. and Gaurav A. — who only had Carolina left on their entry, meaning they were guaranteed a correct answer.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • That is the precise formula the Pacers had used defensively to eradicate the Milwaukee Bucks and Cavs and push the Knicks to the brink of elimination.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • No human prompts are needed with agentic AI, and each agent can be set to target precise goals.
    Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is similar to students studying exclusively for standardized tests rather than developing broader knowledge.
    David Talby, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Take the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which required states to implement standardized tests for grades 3-8 in order to receive federal funding.
    Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • To boost your chances of reaching a real person’s desk, use the exact job title and key phrases from the job description in your application, and be sure to quantify every achievement with actual data.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • 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
  • Certain foods, swallowed air, or sensitivity to specific ingredients, such as lactose in dairy products, can also cause increased stomach sounds unrelated to hunger.4 Is there a way to make stomach growling less noticeable?
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 21 May 2025
  • Many of the criticisms were based on specific designs.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025

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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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