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Recent Examples of countdown
Loss of Pulse Detection When Loss of Pulse Detection is triggered, the Pixel Watch 3 sounds an alarm and gives you a 20-second countdown.
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The victim entered the intersection with just two seconds left on the pedestrian countdown clock.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Eliminating that countdown and shortening the game(s) might yield marginal improvement.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
To heighten these feelings of intimidation, criminals often create a countdown of how long victims have to send money, spamming teens with dozens of threats over the course of minutes or hours.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The victim entered the intersection with just two seconds left on the pedestrian countdown clock.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Eliminating that countdown and shortening the game(s) might yield marginal improvement.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
To heighten these feelings of intimidation, criminals often create a countdown of how long victims have to send money, spamming teens with dozens of threats over the course of minutes or hours.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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During the preliminaries on Feb. 28, the Red Devils broke the national record in the 200 medley relay, as Bey teamed with sophomore Luke Vatev, senior Henry Guo and junior Matthew Vatev to time 1 minute, 26.75 seconds.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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And just by being around his Team Canada teammates, Crosby is doing what Iginla and others did for him back in 2010, when Canada lost to the U.S. in the preliminaries and beat it in the gold medal game.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Officials from Sudan have already rejected U.S. overtures regarding Palestinian resettlement.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Alijah Arenas, destined for greatness in the basketball world, enrolled at Chatsworth High as a freshman, turning down overtures from top private schools seeking to generate exposure for luring the son of a former NBA player with a high ceiling and immediate star quality.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The spring ingredients were the prelude to sunnier days to come.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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The evening, which served as a prelude to Saturday’s main event, recognized behind-the-scenes brilliance and breakout performances, setting the stage for a weekend of celebration.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Feb. 2025
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Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, and Darcy Kuemper — fresh off shutouts in his last two starts — had 19 saves and had his shutout streak end at 176:06.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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About Riley Green Riley Green got his start playing in bars and restaurants around his hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama—and lately he’s been performing in stadiums for tens of thousands.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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