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clockwise

[klok-wahyz] / ˈklɒkˌwaɪz /
ADJECTIVE
orbiting
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
right
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Clockwise from left: A shopper looks at a skirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

The Clockwise Credit Union, which provides support to people struggling to manage their finances, has advised struggling families to ask for help.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

Clockwise from top left are brown, cinnabar, sepia, vermilion, white, and red.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Vincent’s self portraits Clockwise from top left: ‘‘Self-Portrait,’’ Summer 1887; ‘‘Self-Portrait With Straw Hat,’’ August-September 1887; ‘‘Self-Portrait With Pipe and Straw Hat,’’ September-October 1887; ‘‘Self-Portrait,’’ July-August 1887; ‘‘Self-Portrait,’’ March-June 1887; ‘‘Self-Portrait,’’ March-June 1887.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2021

Clockwise, as if in orbit, he took the Chevy on another seven-mile turn around the lake.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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