as in measure
something done or used with the intention of stopping or preventing something bad or dangerous
—usually plural
new countermeasures against terrorism The army used electronic countermeasures to block enemy radar.
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Recent Examples of countermeasure
Trump’s threats have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the unprecedented use of the EU’s anti-coercion instrument.
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Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The American leader’s threats have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Major European Union states condemned the tariff threats as blackmail, and France proposed responding with a range of previously untested economic countermeasures.
—USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The trade bazooka could block some of America’s access to EU markets or impose export controls, among a broader list of potential countermeasures.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
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Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The American leader’s threats have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Major European Union states condemned the tariff threats as blackmail, and France proposed responding with a range of previously untested economic countermeasures.
—USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The trade bazooka could block some of America’s access to EU markets or impose export controls, among a broader list of potential countermeasures.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermeasure
Noun
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The Waffle House Index is an informal measure developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to gauge how a region is responding to a disaster.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Republicans were confident Democrats would help pass the measure as recently as Saturday morning.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of the litigation, Snyder-Hill and his co-plaintiffs have sought to depose Wexner and recently won court approval to subpoena him through alternative means after his attorney refused to accept service and other efforts proved futile.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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And could those invisible shifts be measured?—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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When Tricia Wallwork took the helm of her family’s seven-decades-old sweet tea business, Milo’s had 40 employees and one facility in Alabama that ran a single shift every few days.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Neem oil affects insects' feeding abilities and acts as a repellent.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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The new Fed chief faces a tough balancing act on the dual mandate of fostering employment and keeping prices stable.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Range Media Partners has sued CAA over the agency’s use of noncompetes, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the management firm of stealing confidential information and operating as a rival organization.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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This weekend, Missouri’s governor signed a new map that sets up the GOP to gain an additional seat, and blue states like California are looking to make countermoves.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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Not up to us are our bodies, possessions, reputations, public offices — in short, whatever is not our own doing.—
Massimo Pigliucci,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Starting with all that stuff that marketing’s doing, being able to tie that down to financial metrics, and giving them credit for that, and board or executive conversations [about everything together] creates a lot of alignment as well.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Showcase Your Work to Senior Leadership Your first move is to get noticed by your boss’s boss.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The result is exaggerated price moves, especially in smaller precious metals markets, where relatively modest inflows can push prices sharply higher, making the rally feel detached from traditional supply-and-demand dynamics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Much of our concern about climate change and reproduction is rooted in the idea that reproduction is one of the first processes to fail under stress.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, not everyone agrees that price discovery - the process of establishing a market price at which demand and supply for an item are matched - has collapsed altogether.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Countermeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermeasure. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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