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buzzer

[buhz-er] / ˈbʌz ər /


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He added a fifth before the final buzzer sounded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

As the buzzer sounded and Roybal won, 51-47, O’Fallon collasped onto the gym floor in tears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Knicks In 5 was a moment everyone lucky enough to watch it will remember forever, down to where they were and what they were thinking as the final buzzer sounded.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

As the final buzzer sounded, thousands of New Yorkers who had traveled to San Antonio yelled, hugged and cried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Again Ed the barber lifted my hair with his comb and I heard the buzzer dive in toward my head.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

His voice lands somewhere between the parents in Charlie Brown specials and those buzzers they put outside convenience stores to chase off teens.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Finally, Gattis addressed the long-running theory that the Astros’ sign stealing extended to the use of under-the-jersey buzzers.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

As Fallon performed, Clarkson, Horan and Chance all hit their buzzers to spin their chairs in approval — only to realize they were being fooled by the late-night host.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

Connected buzzers work in much the same way as traditional security cameras.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

Some kids put peanut butter in their hands as a gag, or have one of those shock buzzers, like in the cartoons.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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