Thesaurus results for COUNT DOWN

countdown

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as in preliminary

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Recent Examples of countdown Alice starts a sticky note countdown of 112 days until the first game of the next season for the Lady Greyhounds. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 The countdown is on to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament, bringing HBCU basketball, fans and excitement back to downtown Baltimore. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but in the end, the skies cleared enough to allow for a safe liftoff. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 As the countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games continues, Prince Harry is reflecting on the major life change that inspired him to give back to his fellow veterans. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countdown

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This year’s Miss World competition recently made headlines during the preliminaries when Ugandan delegate Elle Muhoza made a powerful fashion statement.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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But that ticket surge was just a prelude for the Sixers signing LeBron James to a two-year, $8 million contract later that month.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The beginning of Between Worlds functions as a kind of prelude, offering a straightforward primer on Said.

— Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

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