Thesaurus results for COUNTER-BLOWS

counterblows

noun

variants or counter-blows

plural of counterblow

as in counterstrokes

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Noun

Over the past few weeks, their counters to the league’s counters have started to pay off.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Features baked into the watch include heart rate monitoring, vital signs tracking, SpO2 monitoring, stress insights, menstrual cycle tracking, and activity detection for more than 100 workouts, alongside the usual step and distance counters.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of counters

Noun

One of the biggest economic blows, though, has come from the United Arab Emirates.

— Aya Batrawy, NPR, 13 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere, investors are absorbing the blows from a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Thursday, which saw the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all log their worst one-day loss since April 2025, according to FactSet data.

— Sarah Min,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blows

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Buyers in rubber boots moved briskly between the rows, using hooks and flashlights to inspect the fat marbling and ruby-red sheen of each tail cross-section before the rapid-fire hand-signal bidding began.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
For any streaming platform right now, conversations, unfortunately, often reduce themselves to bingeability and hooks at the end.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of hooks

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The flavor excels because each ingredient punches above its weight.

— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Nov. 2026
Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of punches

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There, Peacock will continue to offer micro-drama programming and clips of its movies and shows in a bite-size vertical format.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026
The behind-the-scenes features clips of Rodrigo seemingly meeting the Saturday Night Live actor for the first time, as well as fangirling over the Sex and the City star between takes.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of clips

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The two men were required to purchase and wear identical clothing — black hoodies, white T-shirts, blue jeans, white underwear, long white socks, black boots, and matching belts — on the nights the hazing occurred.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026
Complement all that freshness with their salsa, like the one made from four different chiles, and a wine selection that will knock your socks off.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2026

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