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Henri Robbins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
One door down, in a large relay room, rows and rows of 1930s era electro-mechanical relays clicked and clacked as tower operators set routes and trains moved along the tracks below.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Once built, the rounded keys clack and the paper carriage moves.
—New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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Verb
For coworkers, roommates, family members, or partners, the constant clicking and clacking of a mechanical keyboard can be grating.
—Henri Robbins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
One door down, in a large relay room, rows and rows of 1930s era electro-mechanical relays clicked and clacked as tower operators set routes and trains moved along the tracks below.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
—Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Once built, the rounded keys clack and the paper carriage moves.
—New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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Arne Slot was furious that referee Stuart Attwell did not show Lucas Bergvall a second yellow card for clattering Kostas Tsimikas shortly before the Swedish teenager scored a late winner in last night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The park is alive, a symphony of music, clattering boards, and high spirits.—
Ayomide "Mimi" Aborowa,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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And if your dishwasher rattles even on an empty load, this does indicate mechanical problems.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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But when the topic turned to how his election could rattle the Hall’s Richter scale once his plaque hangs in that gallery in July, Suzuki couldn’t wrap his mind around that thought.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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