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counterblow

noun

Definition of counterblownext
as in counter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterblow
  1. counter
  2. body blow
  3. blow
  4. hook
  5. hit
  6. clip
  7. stroke
  8. belt
Noun
  • Long is on Zoom, from her home in Los Angeles and seated at her kitchen counter with the sliding doors behind her, where a custodian is cleaning the deck that coyotes keep fouling.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The location also includes a bakery, hot food and salad bars, meat and seafood counters and a specialty cheese department.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of counter
Noun
  • The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of body blow
Noun
  • If last year’s bill delays were a blow to budgets, distribution troubles were the uppercut.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While often associated with blows to the head during contact sports, concussions are common at all ages.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Inside, its tables have purse hooks and places for wine glasses alongside custom wallpaper in its mahjong room.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Reach uses a crab trap to disarm a G-man brandishing an On the Waterfront–style hook.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hook
Noun
  • Stay safe out there and keep up the incredible work both on here and on your KNBR hits.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Arizona’s Corbin Burnes gave five runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, leaving after reaching his 75-pitch limit.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
Noun
  • Advertising revenue on late night has fallen by 50 percent since 2018 and continues to fall at a rapid clip, according to the media-tracking firm Guideline.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Toward the end of the clip, the tenor of Moreno’s voice and the footage shift.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of clip
Noun
  • The rest of her Emmys look was soft and sweet, with delicate pink shades on her cheeks and lips and a few strokes of liner and mascara to define her blue eyes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Chronic kidney disease can range from mild to severe, potentially causing fluid buildup and increasing the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and premature death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stroke
Noun
  • Just a chalk bag on my waist belt and a mike pinned to my shirt.
    — Mike O’Brien, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Swift tucked it into light-wash jeans, adding a black leather belt from The Row and her signature red lipstick.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of belt
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblow. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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