Thesaurus results for COUNTERBLOWS

counterblows

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variants or counter-blows

plural of counterblow

as in counterstrokes

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Noun

Over the past few weeks, their counters to the league’s counters have started to pay off.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Features baked into the watch include heart rate monitoring, vital signs tracking, SpO2 monitoring, stress insights, menstrual cycle tracking, and activity detection for more than 100 workouts, alongside the usual step and distance counters.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of counters

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Elsewhere, investors are absorbing the blows from a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Thursday, which saw the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all log their worst one-day loss since April 2025, according to FactSet data.

— Sarah Min,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Since the breakdown of a truce in July, Saudi Arabia has traded blows with the Houthis, who have retaliated with strikes on Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites that killed at least 20 people in October.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blows

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Buyers in rubber boots moved briskly between the rows, using hooks and flashlights to inspect the fat marbling and ruby-red sheen of each tail cross-section before the rapid-fire hand-signal bidding began.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
For any streaming platform right now, conversations, unfortunately, often reduce themselves to bingeability and hooks at the end.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of hooks

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The flavor excels because each ingredient punches above its weight.

— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Nov. 2026
Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of punches

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Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander violated the unwritten rules of modern sports culture this week by questioning a key Democratic win, sparking an immediate backlash that sent him rushing to delete two post-midterm clips.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The My Home button takes you back to the My Home screen from anywhere in the app, and the Activity button opens a screen listing all system events, including video clips.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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