counterattackers

variants or counter-attackers
plural of counterattacker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattackers
Noun
  • These arrests serve as a stark reminder of the dangers that social media can pose, and of the predators who hide behind social media applications, looking to exploit our youth and sell their fentanyl pills through digital connections.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Forced to navigate this harrowing labyrinth of false saviors and predators, Ash’s struggle becomes not only about survival, but about reclaiming her voice and breaking free from cycles of harm that threaten to consume her completely.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As far as researchers can tell, there were probably three attackers.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • According to the department, agents’ vehicles were boxed in, agents came under gunfire, and attackers threw bricks and paint cans at agents.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The episode does end, though, with an attack on Bunny’s motorcade from unknown assailants, possibly working for the Colombians … or for Frank.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The assailants remain at large.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Public Enemy The idea behind Gideon was to dispatch a small group of invaders who would incite a popular rebellion against Maduro and install Juan Guaidó as the country’s president.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Its campaign calling for the protection of American culture from invaders has raised eyebrows, and prompted accusations by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch Project, of promoting a White, Christian nationalist agenda.
    NPR, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Counterattackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattackers. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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