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Recent Examples of clocklike
As a loose approximation, aging is clocklike because there’s a progressiveness to it.
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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
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
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Their hope is to eventually make the model as accurate as an X-ray, which would drastically simplify screening efforts, though Raval says this will require much more data.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
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Her polling has been among the most accurate over time; a FiveThirtyEight analysis of historical polling data ranked it as 2.8 out of 3 stars.Elahe Izadi, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jess, Logan, Dean is the correct Rory Gilmore ranking — Bono and Dylan get it!EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Farrell protested the stoppage, but that animation alone was proof the referee made the correct decision.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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This sophisticated approach to creative optimization, paired with precise targeting, can dramatically improve campaign performance and viewer engagement.Anirban Datta, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Within the scientific community, there have been disagreements about the moon’s precise age for decades; Nimmo and his colleagues are not the first to put forward an older estimate.Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Troopers administered standardized field sobriety testing which Vazquez allegedly failed, state police said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The criteria was only in effect for one year, and beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the school system put in place a new plan that relies on grades, census tracts and performance on a standardized test.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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An exact closing date wasn’t announced, but it’s expected to shutter in February.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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Episodes routinely attract millions of viewers and listeners across platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, however, the exact earnings remain undisclosed.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Regular coffee drinkers had higher levels of a specific microbe that may contribute to coffee’s ability to support the heart, brain, and more.Christina Manian, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Police have yet to reveal a specific motive in the case or whether the incident was targeted or random.Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Clocklike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocklike. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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