counterassaults

variants also counter-assaults
plural of counterassault
as in counterattacks
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack a feeble counterassault that proved to be entirely futile

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Noun
  • But in the Oscar race, momentum invites counterattacks.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And yet, these counterattacks may be ensnaring scientists in a catch-22.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the downward pressure on cost of cyber attacks, the sector continues to grow, as more companies treat cyber security incidents as a top priority.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Investigators later confirmed his DNA matched evidence from that case and others, including attacks in Okemos, Michigan, in 1994; Birmingham, Michigan, in 1995; and Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, as well as two assaults in Ventura in the early 1980s.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In August, Russia’s aerial assaults on Ukraine slowed markedly, with 4,288 projectiles raining down on Ukrainian cities, an average of 138 per day.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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“Counterassaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterassaults. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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