countermoves

variants or counter-moves
plural of countermove

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermoves
Noun
  • Pace put different people through the paces of different things on different equipment and surfaces, ranging from some beginner movements to some rather acrobatic moves by a woman visiting from South Korea that looked a lot like gymnastics.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This trade is the latest dealing in what has been a flurry of moves for the Eagles in the past month.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jamieson, a veteran of space stem cell research who has worked on nine missions so far, is planning future studies that will look at practical countermeasures for the aging process.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Analyst Andrew Perpetua has warned in a post on X in March that unless countermeasures are developed, Russia’s success in Kursk could be replicated on other fronts.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson took many steps to ensure this bill did not hit the floor, including language in a procedural vote to kill the petition.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The experienced pair of skydivers became entangled in steps on the edge of the plane before dangling frantically mid-air and, ultimately, falling to their deaths, the court heard, per The Guardian.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Across the country, immigration enforcement actions have intensified.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Before receiving his sentence, Johnson asked the judge to view his actions from the perspective of a father.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In an article for Harvard Business Review, Allison Shapira explored how post-pandemic shifts have challenged conventional wardrobe norms.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Countermoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermoves. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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