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Recent Examples of countdown
The countdown to graduation is on for the class of 2025.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Once everyone in a chat has seen a message, the countdown starts for its removal.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025
Every nation and city is on a countdown clock, just like Ana’s decaying body is counting down to its impending death.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
When given an accelerated countdown on your remaining days, some people’s impulses may lead them to rash decisions.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Once everyone in a chat has seen a message, the countdown starts for its removal.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025
Every nation and city is on a countdown clock, just like Ana’s decaying body is counting down to its impending death.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
When given an accelerated countdown on your remaining days, some people’s impulses may lead them to rash decisions.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Early preliminaries will air on ESPN+, Disney+, and UFC Fight Pass starting at 6 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wary of a new regime led by former jihadists, a small minority of Druze have welcomed Israel’s overtures, but many others have publicly denounced them.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly the romantic overture Arnault was hoping for.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, the administration began targeting the nonprofit status of Harvard University, which could be a prelude to a broader effort to eliminate the tax-exempt status for other nonprofit organizations that the administration has clashed with.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Hegseth may not know that the U.S. suffered twice as many casualties as the Spanish in that long-ago battle, the prelude to a needless and costly war of aggression.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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What time does The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 start?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Diddy plea deal denied, Cassie video to be allowed as evidence In the lead-up to the May 5 start date, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense have been in court for pretrial hearings to discuss various procedural matters.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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