counteraggression

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Noun
  • The Israeli counterassault over the last few days has killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip including seven children and four women, according to the U.N. humanitarian office.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • However, a vital and relatively underrated figure might be Patri Guijarro, whose work at the base of midfield will be critical in thwarting opposition counterattacks and helping protect the defense.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Israel began attacks on Iran's nuclear program and military facilities on June 13, prompting counterattacks from Iran.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Google confirming attacks on Gmail users is headline news (1,2).
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine despite talks between the two countries in Istanbul, which were supposed to lead to a ceasefire.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Many were deployed to Russia's Kursk region where Ukraine has been conducting a counteroffensive.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Both countries also worked together to draft plans for military actions, including counteroffensives in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, The New York Times added, citing interviews with officials from the U.S. and allied countries.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • She was frequently caught short by the playwright’s winking ambush.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • The new film continues the saga with a fresh high-stakes adventure, in which the fearsome Countess of Gral ambushes Captain Sabertooth’s ship, stealing a sacred figurehead and kidnapping young crewmate Pinky.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Barcelos picked up eight takedowns and nearly 10 minutes of control time and added two submission attempts during the matchup.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Trump has talked in the past about still experiencing a sensation in his ear after he was shot in an assassination attempt last July in Butler, Pennsylvania.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Omar Havana/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally approved the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression tied to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • The new body will deal with the crime of aggression, specifically regarding the use of armed force by one state against another.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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“Counteraggression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggression. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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