The public transportation system runs like clockwork.
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Clockwork
/ˈklɑkwɝk/
Synonyms for "clockwork" (18 found)
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12 entriesclock movementclockwork deviceclockwork engineclockwork mechanismclockwork routineclockwork scheduleclockwork timingmainspringmechanical toywatch movementwind up carwind up toy
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9 entriesclockwork deviceclockwork mechanismclockwork motionclockwork precisionclockwork routineclockwork scheduleclockwork systemclockwork timingclockwork toy
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13 total sentences available.
He devised a complicated clockwork toy.
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Everything's running like clockwork.
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The universe confuses me and I cannot imagine how this clockwork can exist without a clockmaker.
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