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Recent Examples of countdown
News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The countdown featured a shimmery orange backdrop, with a cryptic clock in mint-green lettering.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
When the temperatures begin to drop and the leaves start to change, the countdown to peak fall foliage is on.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
One of the cutest ways to embrace the countdown to October 31st is with a DIY Halloween countdown calendar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The countdown featured a shimmery orange backdrop, with a cryptic clock in mint-green lettering.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
When the temperatures begin to drop and the leaves start to change, the countdown to peak fall foliage is on.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
One of the cutest ways to embrace the countdown to October 31st is with a DIY Halloween countdown calendar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Galvin’s spokesperson said the issue was not related with the city’s administration of the preliminary.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office preliminary determined that the body belonged to the missing teenager.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But with a combative Trump questioning the very purpose of the UN at his speech before the General Assembly, Beijing has an international audience that may be more receptive to its overtures.—
JEFFREY PRESCOTT,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Moscow has expanded its drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, while seemingly ignoring his overtures for further dialogue to end the conflict.—
Matthew Bodner,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Venezuelan regime has condemned the deployment as an act of coercion and a potential prelude to intervention.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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What wasn’t revealed at the time, however, was how this was a prelude to the Netflix special early next year.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Coming into the game, turnovers had fueled the Jaguars to a 3-1 start, and that was again the difference during a game in which the Chiefs outgunned Jacksonville 476-319.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Only three pitchers allowed more home runs during the regular season than Imanaga (31 over 25 starts), whose north-south approach has not been as sharp or unpredictable.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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