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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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Many legal experts consider this questioning of a private right of action as the prelude to the next potential showdown over the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court, where multiple rulings by the court's conservative majority have eroded the law's protections over the past decade.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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And that was just the prelude to the evening’s main event: a runway show of the 163 jewels in Diorexquis, and 25 couture creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri, staged around an ornamental reflecting pool that, at 45 meters, stops just shy of Olympic dimensions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Bellinger, who won an MVP Award with the Dodgers in 2019, has found his footing after a rocky start, hitting .318 with five homers and 16 RBI this month.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch cited the importance of a strong start prior to the game.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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