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Recent Examples of countdown
The countdown clock is ticking for people who aren’t vaccinated against measles and visited an urgent care facility or emergency room in Larimer County on Monday afternoon.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The countdown is on for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second international tour of 2026, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex due to return to Australia for the first time in eight years.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 96-page collector's keepsake is available on newsstands and Amazon on April 10, in the countdown to the 100th anniversary of her birth.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
As the announcer began the countdown, the silhouette of the upright could bat could be seen under the tarp.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The countdown is on for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second international tour of 2026, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex due to return to Australia for the first time in eight years.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 96-page collector's keepsake is available on newsstands and Amazon on April 10, in the countdown to the 100th anniversary of her birth.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
As the announcer began the countdown, the silhouette of the upright could bat could be seen under the tarp.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Tickets to the mixed archery preliminary set me back $110 each, then $85 each for the mixed equestrian preliminary.—
Personal Finance Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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The hockey playoffs weren’t affected by the storm and are expected to start on March 2 with Division II preliminaries.—
Jacob Rousseau,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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Altman would follow that with more than a year of overtures to Hollywood in which executives slowly warmed to him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Protect your energy by responding to social overtures on your schedule — not the world’s.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a rookie in 2025, Sanoja made 26 starts at third base, 20 starts at second base, 16 in left field, 10 in center field and nine at shortstop.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aledo got off to a fast start with six runs in the first inning, and after a two-run second inning, ended the game early with seven runs in the third.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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The vast No Kings demonstrations should be considered a prelude to targeting enough Republican Senate incumbents and open races to flip the Senate this fall, and pressuring Republicans up for reelection in 2028 to do their constitutional duty.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Some staff fear this could be a prelude to job cuts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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