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Recent Examples of countdown
With those ceremonial notices, an informal countdown begins to the moment that the new pope's identity is revealed to the world.
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
River Hill girls lacrosse is this week's Howard County Team of the Week, plus a countdown of the week's top individual performances.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The countdown continues, with Doechii as just one of many ’fits to have fun pondering and witnessing be brought to life on this coming first Monday in May.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 May 2025
After six seconds, the door opened; a click signaled the start of the countdown.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
River Hill girls lacrosse is this week's Howard County Team of the Week, plus a countdown of the week's top individual performances.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The countdown continues, with Doechii as just one of many ’fits to have fun pondering and witnessing be brought to life on this coming first Monday in May.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 May 2025
After six seconds, the door opened; a click signaled the start of the countdown.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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And this month, he was seeded No. 1 in the Division II 50-yard freestyle at CIF and won in the preliminaries before being edged in the finals by 0.05 seconds.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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As a preliminary for Roland Garros, a good run in Rome will do just fine to get the rust out of the racket.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Patriotic tunes from the symphony, sometimes with vocal accompaniment, led up to Tchaikovsky’s overture, complete with blasting cannons, to usher in more blasts from a fireworks show that lit up the sky over the Liberty Memorial tower.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Shortly after Saban pivoted and offered a full scholarship, Texas A&M extended a similar overture.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Her administration sent Triple Five a March 6 letter demanding the $5 million payment, communication that was the prelude to the lawsuit.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The moment serves as a prelude for an episode almost entirely devoted to Joel’s time as Ellie’s adoptive father in the years between their arrival in Jackson and his death.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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But then again, only one of his 11 starts thus far has been a quality outing.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The Panthers got off to an inauspicious start, quickly finding themselves down 2-0 after the first period.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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