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buzzer

[buhz-er] / ˈbʌz ər /


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Sierra Canyon rallied from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to win 63-61 on a shot at the buzzer by future NBA player Ziaire Williams.

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

But his condition worsened and the inquiry heard that his mother Caitlin Donald pressed the emergency buzzer as Archie had stopped breathing.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Greg played great and beat me to the buzzer several times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

When the buzzer sounded for first lunch, we leaped for the doors.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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

Amid the chaos of children screaming, buzzers ringing and neon lights blinking, we felt a level of certainty — a kind of quiet calm that I haven’t felt before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

In regards to Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who had been accused in particular of using buzzers, Gattis said that they would go against Altuve’s style as a reactionary hitter.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

He also detailed some of the technology that will be used to make the new pitch clock system happen, including buzzers for umpires, which vibrate when a pitcher has run out of time.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

There was a second locked door and set of buzzers, so I pressed 602 and held it.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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