countercurrent

noun

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as in countertrend

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Recent Examples of countercurrent And yet, there are signs of a countercurrent, with some newer listening options hinting at a more cohesive alternative. — Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025 Similarly underdeveloped is any discussion of countercurrents from the right, which underwent its own midcentury cultural and intellectual renaissance. — Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 The arrangement functions as a countercurrent heat exchanger, warming blood in the veins and cooling blood in the arteries. — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The perfumer is known for creating formulas that do not have many ingredients, running countercurrent to the way most fragrances are developed today. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for countercurrent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countercurrent
  1. countertrend
  2. tenor
  3. propensity
  4. undercurrent
  5. habit
  6. custom
  7. undertow
Noun
  • That warning has coincided with a countertrend, as consumers and collectors appear to place greater value on things made by human hands.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This countertrend strength comes within a multiyear downtrend, but the cyclical upmove appears to have staying power.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Definition of countertrend
Noun
  • The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The style is familiar, but Tricky’s growl duets with Mitch Sanders’s high tenor rather than the usual soprano.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenor
Noun
  • Trump officials hope to turn out low-propensity voters, particularly in close races that Republicans need to win to keep control of Congress.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Donovan gently criticized Buzelis’ propensity to lean into his midrange jumper, noting that the inefficiency of the shot had driven it out of most players’ shooting profiles, barring a few exceptions such as DeMar DeRozan.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of propensity
Noun
  • Blauer Blauer hit Milan Fashion Week to introduce a new line sitting at the intersection of athleisure and sportswear with a glamour undercurrent.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of undercurrent
Noun
  • Consumer habits also proved more stubbornly set than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But the intensity of its consumerism and the import of its traditions also have a habit of freaking people out.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of habit
Noun
  • The boutique features blue millwork, limestone floors, Murano sconces, custom white oak vitrines and chandeliers.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Can the system adapt to each practice without becoming a custom software project?
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of custom
Noun
  • This is a character study of everyone who was caught in the undertow, and a look at all of us — as a civilization, really.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More likely she was hooked by the subliminal stirrings and emotional undertow of the music.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of undertow

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