Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdowns
Noun
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Altman would follow that with more than a year of overtures to Hollywood in which executives slowly warmed to him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Protect your energy by responding to social overtures on your schedule — not the world’s.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hockey playoffs weren’t affected by the storm and are expected to start on March 2 with Division II preliminaries.—
Jacob Rousseau,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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Switzerland crushed Germany in the men’s curling preliminaries, keeping a consistent lead before ending the game with a score of 8-4.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rest were preambles or dead ends.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unless needed for clarity, avoid long preambles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The weather service office in New York said pronounced warm-ups are expected Monday with above-normal temperatures through most of the week.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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All have been personally worn by Curry during tunnel walks, warm-ups, and/or games.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Countdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdowns. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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