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Recent Examples of clack
James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another went to a security guard standing outside Fosters, where the window displays whirred and clicked and clacked out their Christmas scenes.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
—Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
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Verb
No more clacking away at a keyboard or glancing between screens—just a straightforward, focused conversation.
—James Lindsey, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Another went to a security guard standing outside Fosters, where the window displays whirred and clicked and clacked out their Christmas scenes.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
The clack of assault rifles being fired punctured the air.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
—Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clack
Verb
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There's Popeye, behind the wheel of a car he's grabbed from an ordinary citizen, racing to outrun a subway train clattering along an elevated track.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rashford had been lively on the left, assisting Casemiro’s goal and showing an understanding with 17-year-old full-back Amass, but the seeds were sown on his departure when he was clattered mid-run and saw no foul given.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
31 July 2024
Verb
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Harker’s Isabella Lo had a shot at the tie, but her buzzer-beating 3-pointer rattled out.—
Glenn Reeves,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Investors have also been rattled in recent days by Trump's promise of tariffs, along with recent economic reports flashing warning signs.—
Hakyung Kim,Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Yes — click here for details Government assistance programs Down payment assistance is also available from federal, state and local governments and other sources.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Clack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clack. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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