counterproposal
noun
coun·ter·pro·pos·al
ˈkau̇n-tər-prə-ˌpō-zəl 
: a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal
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Yet the effort to establish a counterproposal has yet to find success, either.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
But, as the European official pointed out, Zelensky’s quibbles and proposed tweaks to Trump’s peace initiatives are of a specific, tactical nature: a revision here, a counterproposal there.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
Hostage talks have stalled, with Hamas rejecting Israel’s latest proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza which would have seen a 40-day truce in exchange for the release of 11 hostages, itself a counterproposal to an Egyptian offer Hamas agreed.
—Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Arab leaders convened in Cairo on Tuesday for an emergency summit aimed at presenting a counterproposal to President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
But, as the European official pointed out, Zelensky’s quibbles and proposed tweaks to Trump’s peace initiatives are of a specific, tactical nature: a revision here, a counterproposal there.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
Hostage talks have stalled, with Hamas rejecting Israel’s latest proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza which would have seen a 40-day truce in exchange for the release of 11 hostages, itself a counterproposal to an Egyptian offer Hamas agreed.
—Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Arab leaders convened in Cairo on Tuesday for an emergency summit aimed at presenting a counterproposal to President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Counterproposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterproposal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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