counteraggressions

variants or counter-aggressions
plural of counteraggression

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteraggressions
Noun
  • Then, Ukraine reclaimed significant ground in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts during counteroffensives.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Initial Russian gains occurred primarily in the early months of the war, with Ukrainian counteroffensives regaining significant areas in Kharkiv and Kherson provinces.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ukraine’s use of Tomahawks — subsonic cruise missiles that can strike targets from 1,000 miles away —would give the country the ability to ramp up its counterattacks on Russia.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Raducanu’s identity has been harder to maintain — or even define — against the best and most devastating attacks on the WTA Tour.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from games like volleyball and dominoes, Gach says some children stage fake ambushes on one another while pretending to be government forces or rebel fighters.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pineiro finished off the second half’s opening drive with a 43-yard field goal, pushing the lead to 13-3 and making him 17-of-17 on field-goal attempts since replacing Jake Moody in Week 2.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Owens led the Aggies with 69 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 14 attempts.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Pokrovsk likely remains Russia's priority axis, with the largest proportion of Russian assaults relative to the rest of the frontline.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Midnight curfews, daily air raids and wounded veterans on the runway put the reality of war front and centre.
    Finbarr Toesland, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The proceedings seem to be going fine until unexpected tensions and aggressions start to break out among the dancers.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • For Brasília, Beijing constitutes an indispensable strategic partner, but Washington, even after its recent aggressions, remains an irreplaceable global power.
    HUSSEIN KALOUT, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Counteraggressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggressions. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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