counterattacker

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Noun
  • In Chicago and, in the obvious absence of alligators, the birds have found the largest carnivorous animals and apex predators around.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • Instead, their skeletons are made from mineralized cartilage, an adaptation that has helped these predators move through the oceans for over 400 million years.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite no clear signs of a crime, the police could still attempt to identify Ruby’s rapist through DNA testing, which is exactly what Aicha sets out to do.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
  • If you are accused of being a rapist anywhere other than on a college campus, a public record is created – starting with arrest, through prosecution, through appeal.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • One of the attackers then proceeded to slit Forde’s throat using a 12-inch dagger as two other assailants stabbed him in the stomach in front of onlookers.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
  • Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim are relieved the assailants are white.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 June 2025
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“Counterattacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattacker. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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