as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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Recent Examples of countered
Gwynn countered this view, pointing to decades of research supporting vaccination programs.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam then countered by saying that Dame appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop as WEtv talent and likely did not make much money from it.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yacobi’s defense attorney, however, countered with the findings of a forensic pathologist who said Violet died from blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from a second-story balcony.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Shawn Feirer countered, saying the resolution shows the city is in opposition unless something can be shown to change that position.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Steel shipments remained unchanged, with increases in the automotive sector countered by reduced demand from construction and energy markets, highlighting the company’s cyclical risk profile.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
County attorney Jan Little countered that Corpus’ reform agenda could not excuse misconduct.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Servite countered with long touchdown passes from Murphy to track standout Benjamin Harris (43 yards) and Kamil Pelovello (65 yards).
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Local police department statistics show violent crime in Washington has declined in recent years, but Trump has countered, without offering evidence, that the numbers were fudged.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam then countered by saying that Dame appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop as WEtv talent and likely did not make much money from it.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yacobi’s defense attorney, however, countered with the findings of a forensic pathologist who said Violet died from blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from a second-story balcony.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Shawn Feirer countered, saying the resolution shows the city is in opposition unless something can be shown to change that position.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Steel shipments remained unchanged, with increases in the automotive sector countered by reduced demand from construction and energy markets, highlighting the company’s cyclical risk profile.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
County attorney Jan Little countered that Corpus’ reform agenda could not excuse misconduct.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Servite countered with long touchdown passes from Murphy to track standout Benjamin Harris (43 yards) and Kamil Pelovello (65 yards).
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Local police department statistics show violent crime in Washington has declined in recent years, but Trump has countered, without offering evidence, that the numbers were fudged.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countered
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Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county attorney’s office opposed Gooden’s petition to the court in 2020 to restore his firearms rights and a judge did not restore them.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Imavov has fought four times since then.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Countered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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