COUNTERINFLUENCES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

counterinfluences

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variants or counter-influences

plural of counterinfluence

as in influences

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Bickel calls then-Rangers coach John Tortorella one of his major influences.

— Joe Smith, New York Times, 23 July 2026
From a narrative perspective, Hades and Hades II were major influences.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of influences

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The full model weights will be released by July 27, 2026, alongside a technical report covering the model’s architecture, training process, and evaluations.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Being wrong about emissions targets or model weights could cast you on the wrong side of history, in this thinking.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of weights

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The promotion dropped on Monday, June 29 and almost immediately, the original $150,000 budget allocated to the promotion was drained —covering some 25,000 pulls.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Irwin, who is the sister of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Trent Irwin, recorded 94 flag pulls and 15 interceptions as a safety.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 June 2026

Definition of pulls

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Her prior credits also include a series regular on The Fix for ABC and Ambitions for OWN, and in a heavy recurring role on The CW’s Riverdale and Katy Keene as Mayor McCoy.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 July 2026
The tax housing credits are administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and according to Abbott’s office will help rehabilitate over 4,400 affordable housing rental units.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of credits

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Italian authorities seized roughly 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden among pallets of bananas at a major port, officials said Tuesday.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Goodall and his team had a container at the docks in London ready to ship the ring on a boat, only to be told at the last minute their paperwork would not be accepted by the Egyptian authorities.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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