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
  • In the 10th minute, Neil El Aynaoui pilfered the ball from Ryan Christie, then nearly capitalized on the ensuing counterattack, finding free space in front of an open net but overrunning Azzedine Ounahi’s cross.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026
  • Switzerland more than doubled Bosnia and Herzegovina’s possession in the first half, but did little with it as their fellow UEFA opponent defended with numbers in hopes of pouncing on counterattacks.
    Josh Gross, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The Kerch road and rail crossing, opened by Putin in 2018, has been the target of previous Ukrainian attacks.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Two other individuals survived that attack, the military said.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Recent reports from Ukraine indicate that Russian forces are losing ground to the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • But, in a separate incident reported by Reuters, it was revealed that Musk did cut service in eastern Ukraine around the same time, crippling a planned Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson.
    Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Capers called in air support to repel the ambush.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • The Afghan national accused of carrying out a deadly ambush-style shooting targeting National Guard members near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all charges in a 17-count federal superseding indictment.
    Bonny Chu , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • Atanas Hristev, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon late last month, according to court records.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Los Angeles appears poised to lose in its attempt to keep $100 million in state grant funding for transportation projects in some of the neediest neighborhoods after a state commission declined to hear the city’s appeal for an extension.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • His endorsements are regarded as a high-risk, but high-reward attempt to reshape Washington politics by sending left-leaning candidates to Congress.
    Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • This time in the ring, Louis was supported by white and Black Americans alike, who were more unified against German aggression as World War II loomed.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Twelve years later, there’s more salt and pepper in Rogen’s beard and more vinegar in his demeanor; the let-it-all-hang-out comic boisterousness of his Judd Apatow days has hardened into a shell of middle-aged aggression.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
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“Counteraggression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggression. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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