COUNTERINFLUENCE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

counterinfluence

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as in influence

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Hip-hop artist Ron Ron was honored for his long career and influence on the city’s music scene, with fellow Kansas City artists participating in the presentation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Trump has long been one of his most valuable campaign assets, and demonstrating continued influence in Washington matters for Netanyahu, who still hopes to host him in Israel for a pre-election visit.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

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Even with his struggles with Miami this season, Fairbanks has a long enough track record in high-leverage situations to be of interest to contenders.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
As long as the Iran war continues, China’s leverage over oil prices gives it the ability to inflict immense pain on American consumers, and really the entire world, at a moment’s notice.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

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In general, borrowers with higher credit scores qualify for lower interest rates, while those with lower scores are more likely to be offered higher rates.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
The company is raising $12 billion of debt for a Texas data center to be occupied by Meta — its first deal that puts infrastructure investor GIP and private-credit firm HPS to work in a major way since BlackRock bought them in 2024 and 2025.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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