clock (up)

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock (up)
Verb
  • The company has not yet achieved sufficient funding to develop or acquire a new business line.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The announcement reinforces the closeness Musk has managed to achieve with Trump, even after the election.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • All of them stand a chance to win — as long as voters don’t give Metallica their eighth trophy instead.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Expand After an ebullient August Democratic convention, the campaign that Trump had been winning against President Joe Biden seemed to shift in her favor.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • By the standards of Sin City, the casino has attained a modest amount of infamy and lore over its 25 years in operation.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • If the goal is too narrow, investments will not attain ROI.
    Sajal Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Democrats are grieving and searching for answers after an election that saw their nemesis reclaim the presidency while his fellow Republicans gained control of the Senate and may hold the House as well.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • With each passing month, buyers are gaining the upper hand as the inventory of unsold listings grows.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Does Jeanty make that leaping catch on fourth-and-8? Watch the first quarter of Buffs-Utes one more time.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Mind you, this governor and Legislature have yet to make a dent in any of the state’s pressing homegrown problems: a sprawling homelessness problem, crime wave, housing unaffordability, fleeing businesses.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Clock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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