as in rebuttal
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Recent Examples of counterargument
The counterargument is the Packers' aggressive passing is what got them into field goal range in the first place.
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The counterargument is that Porsche 911s tend to experience minimal depreciation anyway, and the Turbo S is no exception.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
From that lens, the NCAA portrays the objectors as relying on a novel or quixotic theory (the counterargument, of course, is that the House settlement’s features are matters of first impression for any court and the lack of precedent shouldn’t be disqualifying).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The achievement offered a counterargument to recent pessimism about China’s consumer sentiment.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The counterargument is that Porsche 911s tend to experience minimal depreciation anyway, and the Turbo S is no exception.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
From that lens, the NCAA portrays the objectors as relying on a novel or quixotic theory (the counterargument, of course, is that the House settlement’s features are matters of first impression for any court and the lack of precedent shouldn’t be disqualifying).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The achievement offered a counterargument to recent pessimism about China’s consumer sentiment.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterargument
Noun
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The rebuttal will follow immediately afterward.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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This is, of course, false, and a fellow commissioner read excerpts from several Popes in rebuttal.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.—
Matthew Gault,
Wired News,
9 Feb. 2026
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For the Guardian writer, the question was a rare refutation of Betteridge’s law, the journalistic adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with a no.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.—
Lisa Feldman Barrett,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2022
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Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.—
Dylan Taylor-Lehman,
Popular Mechanics,
13 May 2021
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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterargument. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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