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As the countdown to April 10, 2025, begins, one thing is clear: Pop the Balloon LIVE is a cultural phenomenon.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
It was called off on Wednesday with just over 40 minutes remaining on the countdown clock, because of an issue with one of the ground systems at the launch pad.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
With only six episodes remaining, the countdown to the end of The Conners is officially on.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
It was called off on Wednesday with just over 40 minutes remaining on the countdown clock, because of an issue with one of the ground systems at the launch pad.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
With only six episodes remaining, the countdown to the end of The Conners is officially on.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countdown
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the diving kicked off Thursday, the swimming gets underway with preliminaries on Friday, with the finals for both swimming and diving slated for Saturday.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ian McEwan explored this gray territory in his novel Machines Like Me, where his milquetoast protagonist smilingly tolerates his robot's romantic overtures toward his love interest—until the threat of displacement becomes all too real.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Even if Washington makes overtures, the Russian tech industry is caught in a paradox—forced to align with Kremlin policies while still needing access to foreign technology to remain competitive.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Image Lacking indoor plumbing, the family basked in this sauna as a prelude to bathing in the cold lake.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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At one point, during our game, my mother-in-law said that dominoes could be used to speak to the dead, a comment that had no prelude and which received no verbal response from anyone at the table.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Among four spring training outings and two Triple-A starts, Matthews has posted a 0.92 ERA with 25 strikeouts versus two walks in 19 1/3 innings.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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