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Recent Examples of countdown
This generally gives you a countdown until boarding time and a real-time view of your gate and seat info in case anything changes at the last minute.
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Kim Komando, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
The road to WrestleMania 41 has officially started, and WWE is kicking things off with a stylish countdown, showcasing the 50 most iconic matches from past events.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
All the while, a jumbotron displayed a countdown, ticking away the seconds until the end of performance.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Billboard, one of the bibles of the music industry, has a countdown of all the worst performances of it.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kim Komando, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
The road to WrestleMania 41 has officially started, and WWE is kicking things off with a stylish countdown, showcasing the 50 most iconic matches from past events.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
All the while, a jumbotron displayed a countdown, ticking away the seconds until the end of performance.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Billboard, one of the bibles of the music industry, has a countdown of all the worst performances of it.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
Noun
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Her six-game outburst in the state preliminaries screamed of consistency, with no score lower than 217 and none higher than 269.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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During the preliminaries on Feb. 28, the Red Devils broke the national record in the 200 medley relay, as Bey teamed with sophomore Luke Vatev, senior Henry Guo and junior Matthew Vatev to time 1 minute, 26.75 seconds.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His overtures have been rebuffed over the years, but his efforts continue.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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So far, though, Biden’s overtures have fallen flat, NBC News reported.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, Saudi officials may view their engagement with U.S. officials over Ukraine as the prelude to further diplomatic cooperation.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is all prelude; the story begins for real with NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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The latest big Bollywood release Sikandar has had an underwhelming start at the box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rookie Larsson shot 3 for 13, and was a minus 14, in his two previous starts this season, losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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