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Recent Examples of countdown
The original countdown was suspiciously Toy Story themed, with a background that looked like the wallpaper in Andy’s room.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Shirts, cups, banners, souvenirs, bright reminders that the countdown has begun.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The countdown to the opening match on June 11 starts here!
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
With the countdown on for Steven Spielberg‘s Disclosure Day, Josh O’Connor has had to keep the details of the script top-secret.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Shirts, cups, banners, souvenirs, bright reminders that the countdown has begun.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The countdown to the opening match on June 11 starts here!
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
With the countdown on for Steven Spielberg‘s Disclosure Day, Josh O’Connor has had to keep the details of the script top-secret.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Burke's preliminary is scheduled to begin May 26.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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West has been making overtures to the Jewish community in recent months.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Trump has wielded the ceasefire as a carrot and stick, issuing peace overtures one day and threats the next day, all in an attempt to get an upper hand in the negotiations.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Since 2008, starting pitchers have thrown only three pitches of a hundred and three miles per hour or more, including one that Misiorowski threw in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company makes its products from start to finish.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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But the June ballot isn’t just a prelude to November — some races will be decided with it.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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