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Recent Examples of countdown
Fans have known for about a week that an announcement was coming, with Gaga posting a cryptic countdown to her website about seven days prior to the unveiling.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The Senate's 51-49 vote officially begins a countdown clock toward what's expected to be a final confirmation vote by Friday night for Hegseth, 44, to be the nation's top civilian military official.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the weekend, Gaga launched a countdown clock on her official website that is slated to run out at 11 a.m. ET on Monday (Jan. 27).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
The background of the countdown clock is made up of blue diamonds, a motif that goes back to her first album.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The Senate's 51-49 vote officially begins a countdown clock toward what's expected to be a final confirmation vote by Friday night for Hegseth, 44, to be the nation's top civilian military official.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the weekend, Gaga launched a countdown clock on her official website that is slated to run out at 11 a.m. ET on Monday (Jan. 27).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
The background of the countdown clock is made up of blue diamonds, a motif that goes back to her first album.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 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
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The Iranians, too, seem to be open to another diplomatic overture.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The overtures have created new alliances on Capitol Hill. O’Brien, working with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), encouraged Trump to nominate Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, for labor secretary.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
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For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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In an interview with Politico on Monday, Caruso denied that the non-profit is a prelude to a new campaign.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Bobrovsky improves to 23-12-2 on the season and has won five of his past six starts.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Jack Hinshelwood, on his first start since November after knee damage, was left exposed by Georginio Rutter, who prefers to operate further forward, as the No 10.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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