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Recent Examples of countdown
With nine months to go until the first Cadillac/G.M. car hits the track in preseason testing, the race is on, with the countdown clock providing a continual update.
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Ian Parkes, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Perez will be on the Stand & Deliver countdown show this year, but her WrestleMania moment is coming very soon.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The decision now starts a 60-day countdown where a presidential election must be held to select the next president.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
The countdown is on: In less than 20 days, the REAL ID requirement will take effect, requiring Americans to obtain a new form of identification in order to fly domestically.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ian Parkes, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Perez will be on the Stand & Deliver countdown show this year, but her WrestleMania moment is coming very soon.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The decision now starts a 60-day countdown where a presidential election must be held to select the next president.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
The countdown is on: In less than 20 days, the REAL ID requirement will take effect, requiring Americans to obtain a new form of identification in order to fly domestically.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Early preliminaries will air on ESPN+, Disney+, and UFC Fight Pass starting at 6 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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America Great Again movement, more seasoned politically-minded people and groups will be hesitant to take these overtures seriously.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Its Commerce Ministry said Beijing is evaluating overtures from the U.S. regarding the levies.—
Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Many legal experts consider this questioning of a private right of action as the prelude to the next potential showdown over the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court, where multiple rulings by the court's conservative majority have eroded the law's protections over the past decade.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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And that was just the prelude to the evening’s main event: a runway show of the 163 jewels in Diorexquis, and 25 couture creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri, staged around an ornamental reflecting pool that, at 45 meters, stops just shy of Olympic dimensions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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Game 6 is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start at Sunrise’s Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Collecting just one out during last Saturday’s start against the Cincinnati Reds provoked threats on the lives of McCullers and his children.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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