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
The Rockies cut it to 6-1 on back-to-back doubles by Hunter Goodman and Troy Johnston in the fourth, but the Angels countered with Grissom’s two-run homer in the bottom of the inning for an 8-1 lead.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Prosecutors countered that the facts in the Virginia case are different and don't apply to Dugan's.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
OpenAI had countered that Musk was simply seeking a bigger slice of the company.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The Justice Department countered that the litigation was premature because federal agencies have not yet implemented the executive order.
—Luc Cohen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Vermont countered that the sites’ large number of teen users gives its courts jurisdiction.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 27 May 2026
California Democrats, backed by a public vote, countered that.
—Gavin Jackson, NPR, 26 May 2026
The defending champions, who were ominously close to the relegation zone, countered on City for fun in a 4-2 victory.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Prosecutors countered that the facts in the Virginia case are different and don't apply to Dugan's.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
OpenAI had countered that Musk was simply seeking a bigger slice of the company.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The Justice Department countered that the litigation was premature because federal agencies have not yet implemented the executive order.
—Luc Cohen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Vermont countered that the sites’ large number of teen users gives its courts jurisdiction.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 27 May 2026
California Democrats, backed by a public vote, countered that.
—Gavin Jackson, NPR, 26 May 2026
The defending champions, who were ominously close to the relegation zone, countered on City for fun in a 4-2 victory.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countered
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Rose Wang, Bluesky's chief operating officer, told CNBC on the sidelines of SXSW in London on Wednesday that the smaller open-source platform isn't opposed to regulation but that smaller players in the industry should be protected.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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The idea is vehemently opposed by the players union.—
Jordan Fabian,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The memory of that episode—and of the country’s long and bloody civil war, fought from 1975 to 1990—still looms.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The awards, created by Prince William, are designed to inspire new environmental ideas and initiatives — and optimism that climate change and other challenges can be combated.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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In the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, TNG also combated racial discrimination in the news industry in hiring and promotion.—
Errol Salamon,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Countered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countered. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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