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Recent Examples of countdown
The countdown is over, although there is surely further suspense to come.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The countdown applies to throw-ins, with the punishment being a throw-in to the opposition from the same spot.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Federal prosecutor Melissa Hindman said Friday that the family’s immigration proceedings would require at least 30 days’ notice before they are deported, and that countdown has not yet started.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Also, our World Cup countdown continues with Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 May 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The countdown applies to throw-ins, with the punishment being a throw-in to the opposition from the same spot.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Federal prosecutor Melissa Hindman said Friday that the family’s immigration proceedings would require at least 30 days’ notice before they are deported, and that countdown has not yet started.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Also, our World Cup countdown continues with Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Tennyson never made it to the Southern Section track preliminaries after winning the league title.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The visit will be Xi’s first to North Korea since 2019, and the latest overture from Beijing to warm a historical but often complicated relationship with its neighbor.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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After accepting the role, Abdul-Mateen extended an overture to build a rapport offscreen in service of their onscreen relationship, but much to his surprise, Kingsley rebuffed the offer.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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During his contract year with the Braves in 2022, Swanson appeared in all 162 games and made 161 starts at shortstop, logging 1,433 innings at a premium defensive position while also producing 25 home runs and 96 RBIs.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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That actually proved the prelude to an even more extraordinary attack on the board in his post-match press conference just 24 hours later, following a 2-1 defeat by Sunderland.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Look what happened last night, that was a prelude to the midterms.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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