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Recent Examples of countdown
The posters showed a cloudy blue sky and the URL for a promotional website, with a countdown clock leading up to the launch.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But during the livestream, the countdown was repeatedly rolled back with no explanation or mission control audio.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
The 320-foot orbital-class rocket was set to launch a prototype satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, but an unspecified problem halted the countdown in its final minutes.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Then, teams will complete the final tests and preparations for the countdown on Monday.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But during the livestream, the countdown was repeatedly rolled back with no explanation or mission control audio.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
The 320-foot orbital-class rocket was set to launch a prototype satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, but an unspecified problem halted the countdown in its final minutes.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Then, teams will complete the final tests and preparations for the countdown on Monday.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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Sponsored by the Miss Montgomery County Organization, the Miss Bethesda’s Teen title serves as a preliminary to the Miss Maryland and Miss America competitions.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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Some, like Meta, seemed to be making overtures to the incoming Trump administration before this week.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Todd Belt, political management program director at George Washington University, said this is also an overture to younger voters and could serve as a quick win for Trump on an issue that’s important to a lot of people.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At times, the session, which lasted over five hours, seemed to be a prelude to the as-yet unscheduled confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Mr. Trump’s pick to run the F.B.I., which is part of the Justice Department.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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What will happen with his fandom will be a prelude of what’s to come.—
Angela Watercutter,
WIRED,
30 Dec. 2024
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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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After getting off to a rocky start, the company got a boost in the form of a $30 million token purchase by Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency executive who has been targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on fraud claims unrelated to World Liberty Financial.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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