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to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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Recent Examples of countering
Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Policies reducing or countering the gun lobby's disproportionate influence are needed.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That coherence is the key to countering enemy swarms and operating effectively in contested airspace.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition to showing off its own drones, China also presented its own high-energy laser weapons meant to be used as part of the country’s system for countering drone attacks, according to Reuters.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
National security issues, particularly in countering Huawei, played a fundamental role in the approval process.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some research shows creatine may help with mood disorders, potentially including postpartum depression, in addition to countering sleep deprivation.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
But Aledo wasted no time countering, as Winkfield powered in from a yard out to restore the Bearcats’ momentum and 14-point lead.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
This addition on MasterCraft boats keeps the prow down in the water while driving at speed, countering the forward lift of the boat’s prow.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Policies reducing or countering the gun lobby's disproportionate influence are needed.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That coherence is the key to countering enemy swarms and operating effectively in contested airspace.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition to showing off its own drones, China also presented its own high-energy laser weapons meant to be used as part of the country’s system for countering drone attacks, according to Reuters.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
National security issues, particularly in countering Huawei, played a fundamental role in the approval process.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some research shows creatine may help with mood disorders, potentially including postpartum depression, in addition to countering sleep deprivation.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
But Aledo wasted no time countering, as Winkfield powered in from a yard out to restore the Bearcats’ momentum and 14-point lead.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
This addition on MasterCraft boats keeps the prow down in the water while driving at speed, countering the forward lift of the boat’s prow.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering
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Wednesday nights are for watching tape on third downs at a variety of distances and taking more notes about pressure packages and the front structures opposing defenses prefer.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This season, opposing defenses have blitzed the Hawks nearly 50% of the time, resulting in four of Robertson’s five interceptions.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The approximate number of Americans who died fighting the Nazis in World War II.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Proctor also investigated the Walshe case and other criminal cases in Norfolk County and those defense attorneys are fighting to get information from Proctor’s phone backup archives that could exonerate their clients.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2015, the FDA issued a tepid notice about the risks of using acetaminophen during pregnancy, mentioning conflicting results about a possible link to ADHD but nothing about autism.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Analysts say the producer price index and the consumer price index appeared to show conflicting signals in July about inflation.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Such a move would represent a dramatic shift aimed at combating short-term thinking inside C-Suites obsessed with pleasing investors but would also mean far less timely insights into the business world and the real economy.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The only effective means of combatting measles is widespread vaccination.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to MacRumors, Apple is also working on a new anti-reflective, scratch-resistant coating for the 17 Pro models.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lieutenant, alas, offered some contrary information.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some will feel comfortable stating contrary opinions in front of the rest of the team; some won’t.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Countering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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