counterclockwise

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Recent Examples of counterclockwise While one set of dancers move clockwise, another dances counterclockwise, resulting in a moving pattern of vibrant colors. Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025 Its hand moves counterclockwise around the dial once every 24 seconds, whether the time is suspended or not, to remind you that the watch is still working. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025 Zoom out: The vortex is an area of low pressure with winds swirling counterclockwise around it . Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025 The impact caused the bus to flip counterclockwise and do a complete rotation before landing upright. Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for counterclockwise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclockwise
backward
Adverb
  • Video shows the two appear to have an interaction back at the driver's side door after Sanchez follows the man, who is seen walking backwards away from him.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Security footage then showed the driver walking backward away from the former quarterback, who followed him, the Indy Star reported.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Counterclockwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclockwise. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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