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Recent Examples of countdown
Most prominently, engineers detected leaking hydrogen during the test, known as a wet dress rehearsal that simulates a launch day countdown.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The hourslong rehearsal involved filling the rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant and simulating each step of the launch countdown as would occur on the actual day.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
In Birmingham this July, a series of events heralding the Invictus Games' one-year countdown will take place.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The 20-year-old artist tackled the track in-studio alongside his band, just one week after landing inside the top 10 of Australia’s annual Hottest 100 countdown himself.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The hourslong rehearsal involved filling the rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant and simulating each step of the launch countdown as would occur on the actual day.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
In Birmingham this July, a series of events heralding the Invictus Games' one-year countdown will take place.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The 20-year-old artist tackled the track in-studio alongside his band, just one week after landing inside the top 10 of Australia’s annual Hottest 100 countdown himself.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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Lower‑demand preliminaries will likely be the most affordable, while high‑profile events—gymnastics finals, swimming finals, track and field, and the opening ceremony—will sit at the top end of the pricing spectrum.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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Is it reduced to yet another fill-in-the-blank preliminary to a national title game in some super-duper-they-look-alike stadium?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Altman resisted any trade overtures at the time.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Instead, at most programs, the National Anthem serves as an overture.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Plutarch lost his first four starts, including three in stakes races, before winning a maiden race on the final day of Del Mar’s fall meeting.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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On Friday night, the 2026 Olympic Winter Games got off to a thrilling start with the official opening ceremony, featuring the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Charlize Theron, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Mariah Carey.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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This was a prelude to a larger protest just blocks away and a benefit for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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When Alvarado asked if the singles are the prelude to the first full album from GNR to feature him and fellow OG member bassist Duff McKagan since the Illusion LPs, Slash dropped a double-dose of good news.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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