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adjective

as in opposing

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verb

present participle of counter
as in fighting
to strive to reduce or eliminate efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country

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Recent Examples of countering
Verb
Developed in collaboration with Archer Aviation, Thunder is Anduril's nomination for countering high-threat, low-altitude battle areas. — David Szondy july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Wang disputed this claim, countering that loan interest rates are determined by national capital markets and industry benchmarks. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Two employees of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) delivered a presentation at the 2023 Russo-Chinese military forum entirely devoted to countering Starlink. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Yanez settled, started countering with right hands in the middle of the chaos, and the accuracy gap showed immediately. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026 Russian forces are countering Ukraine’s devastating drone attacks, which are aided by Starlink, by deploying powerful jamming devices to disrupt the satellite internet system. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 9 July 2026 June’s tepid hiring comes after a relative surge in job gains the previous three months, countering concerns that the war in Iran could trip up an already wobbly labor market. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Frankenberg also argued that countering large numbers of drones requires manufacturing radar systems at comparable scale. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 Ukraine’s air defenses have improved throughout the war, especially in countering Russian drones. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering
  1. opposing
  2. fighting
  3. resisting
  4. combating
  5. conflicting
  6. competing
  7. resistant
  8. against
Adjective
  • Lundgren got out from the driver’s side of the vehicle, stumbled across the opposing lane of traffic, and leaped over the side of the bridge into Table Rock Lake below, the sheriff said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Styles make fights Firstly, this will be a clash of two very opposing styles.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of opposing
Verb
  • Residents are fighting a proposal to build 192 apartments in seven buildings on a vacant slope near the Oceanside-Vista border just south of state Route 78.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • That video cast Perry as a solider fighting battle in wartime scenes.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of fighting
Adjective
  • There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of resisting
Verb
  • Cambodia will host an international conference on combating cyber scams in September, Hun Manet said in a post on his Telegram social media account.
    — Sopheng Cheang, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • India expressed concern over China’s role in combating terrorism after the latter once again blocked India’s proposals to the UNSC to designate Masood Azhar as a terrorist in 2016 and 2017.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of combating
Adjective
  • This raises the possibility that there could be conflicting decisions from two federal appellate courts.
    — Lucinda M. Finley, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • But a series of conflicting messages has left many Americans unsure about what’s actually safe to eat.
    — Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of conflicting
Adjective
  • When competing schools want to obtain the services of elite athletes but are blocked by NCAA eligibility limits, as has been the case, that’s a potential antitrust problem.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
  • From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of competing
Adjective
  • Functional pockets also offer plenty of room for on-the-go essentials, and the wrinkle-resistant spandex blend is ideal for traveling without having to lug around a steamer.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
  • So breeders have relied on hybridization, crossing the American chestnut with the naturally resistant Asian chestnut by putting pollen from one into the flowers of the other.
    — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of resistant
Adjective
  • The hardworking, hard-to-play-against, honest types that get after it for your team or make life difficult on the opposing team with their persistence or heaviness.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Many of these are responses to the above points on the ‘against’ side, and some of them are proposals for directions to explore to help overcome the issues raised.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
Definition of against

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