countdown

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Recent Examples of countdown The Oconomowoc Community Choir will sing Christmas carols in front of the tree and Mayor Robert Magnus will join in the countdown to light the tree right before the Christmas parade begins. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 This article is updated regularly, so bookmark it and check back often as the countdown to Black Friday begins. PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025 Make the countdown to Christmas delicious with this advent calendar that includes 24 jars of mini spreads. Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025 But then every year, for example, with the countdown events in the years, the crowd that gathered in Shibuya, the percentage of non-Japanese citizens gathered there, the international crowd became more and more and more until maybe half of the people were international. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for countdown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
  • Santana finished a weak fourth in the preliminary.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In 1988: Greg Louganis won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard at the Seoul Olympics one day after hitting his head on the diving board during the preliminaries.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The overtures backfired, with Sheridan preferring a less corporate approach.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
  • His campaign has made overtures to Republicans as the only viable candidate for people who don’t want to vote for Mamdani since polling has shown that GOP hopeful Curtis Sliwa is unlikely to be competitive.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But Ware held his own against the Cavaliers’ talented frontcourt on Monday, totaling 14 rebounds, 20 rebounds, one steal and one block in his third straight start for the injured Adebayo.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What's the difference between astronomical and meteorological start dates?
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Known as Kristallnacht, it is considered a prelude to the Holocaust.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The week-long extravaganza, which includes events in Los Angeles, as well as content across Paramount platforms, will act as a fittingly extravagant and entertaining prelude to the 83rd Golden Globes ceremony.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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