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Recent Examples of countdown
On January 7, 2026, the website’s layout changed to confirm that the countdown clock was fake and there wouldn’t be a ninth episode.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Thousands of Chicagoans braved the cold to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the corner of Wacker and Franklin in the Loop and were treated to fireworks, musical performances and a countdown to midnight projected on the Merchandise Mart.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's annual New Year's Eve countdown feels like a reward for making it through a trying year.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
The countdown to 2026 was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, while in Moscow people celebrated in the snow.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Thousands of Chicagoans braved the cold to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the corner of Wacker and Franklin in the Loop and were treated to fireworks, musical performances and a countdown to midnight projected on the Merchandise Mart.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's annual New Year's Eve countdown feels like a reward for making it through a trying year.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
The countdown to 2026 was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, while in Moscow people celebrated in the snow.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Santana finished a weak fourth in the preliminary.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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The overtures backfired, with Sheridan preferring a less corporate approach.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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The system adapts to tone and intent without forcing app switching or blank-page starts.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Multiple King of Fire, which got its start as a food truck and expanded to a permanent space in uptown Charlotte, plans to open a 3,484-square-foot space at CrossRidge Center across the border in Indian Land, South Carolina.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Known as Kristallnacht, it is considered a prelude to the Holocaust.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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