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Every couple has different New Year’s Eve traditions, like having an intimate party with loved ones, turning it up a few notches at the club, or snuggling up under the covers and doing a countdown.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Jan. 2025
In terms of live-TV streaming services, this is the cheapest way to watch Anderson Cooper’s New Year’s Eve countdown without cable.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024
From cult classics with forever-iconic party scenes to hits of pure nostalgia, here are 25 movies—from When Harry Met Sally to Phantom Thread—to revisit before the big countdown.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The website also features a countdown clock for when the Santa tracker map is going live.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Jan. 2025
In terms of live-TV streaming services, this is the cheapest way to watch Anderson Cooper’s New Year’s Eve countdown without cable.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024
From cult classics with forever-iconic party scenes to hits of pure nostalgia, here are 25 movies—from When Harry Met Sally to Phantom Thread—to revisit before the big countdown.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The website also features a countdown clock for when the Santa tracker map is going live.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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The Southern Section held its track and field preliminaries at four sites around Southern California on Saturday, and sophomore Brian Bonner of Valencia High continued his rise to prominence.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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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.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
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In this instance, the government of Greenland, which represents its fifty-six thousand residents, most of whom are Indigenous Inuits, has already rejected Trump’s overtures.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Zuckerberg’s overtures to Trump began in the months leading up to the election.Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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Irsay has yet to speak on the matter, and if the past is a prelude, that usually means change is coming.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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If the past is prelude, in 2025 many individual investors will trade options heavily.Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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After a rocky start to 2025, Wall Street is regaining its swing.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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So far, People’s March events for the Chicago area seem to be getting off to a chaotic start.Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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