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
Intelligence services could then use countermeasures in real time.
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Azwad Anjum Islam, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The bloc swiftly responded with its own countermeasures.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 May 2025
In response to levies imposed on these metals earlier in the year, for example, the European Union previously outlined countermeasures.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The adtech industry should continue to work collaboratively to share information about new threats and effective countermeasures.
—Ashish Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Azwad Anjum Islam, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The bloc swiftly responded with its own countermeasures.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 May 2025
In response to levies imposed on these metals earlier in the year, for example, the European Union previously outlined countermeasures.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The adtech industry should continue to work collaboratively to share information about new threats and effective countermeasures.
—Ashish Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for countermeasure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermeasure
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To this end, the companies market the continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, a quarter-size sensor that takes a near-constant measure of the glucose in the fluid between a person’s cells.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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Redefining Success Beyond Traditional Metrics: Gen Z measures success holistically, according to EY.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In 2021, automakers faced one such shift when the European Commission passed legislation requiring a 55 percent reduction in the continent’s greenhouse-gas emissions within five years.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
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And because the band quickly became the official ambassador of stadium-sized rock en español throughout Latin America, every stylistic shift, every reinvention was scrutinized by fans and critics alike.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Yet a war with Iran may be enough to seemingly legitimize his use of the act.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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Of all the acts, though, Sudanese American vocalist Dua Saleh was the most subdued, swaying between heart-fluttering falsettos and cunning raps.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Or … was her deadpan reaction planned all along and we’re all caught in yet another one of her media countermoves?—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2024
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As the Catholic archdiocese hunts for ways to contract, it’s been shedding churches wholesale and having no trouble finding buyers that are tuned to the doings — or undoing — of religious organizations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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Monteverdi’s work is about the amorous doings of the emperor Nero and his bride, Poppea.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Nearly all Republicans voted to kill the effort, and in the days leading up to the vote, many brushed off the move as a partisan effort aimed solely at attacking Mr. Trump.—
Robert Jimison,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Newsom opposed that move, and said that the president didn’t raise the issue of the demonstrations or the National Guard in their phone call.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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One key element of its data-first approach is its Trends Observatory, which analyzes global trends to help the design decision-making process and to align creativity with market gaps to create a strong and relevant product.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The training process copies information from the training data into the model, making the model a derivative work under copyright law.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has not released the identities of the victims whose names were read during the brief proceeding.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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In the motion to withhold release of the video and other materials filed in Rucker’s case, Cook County prosecutors argued that the release could interfere with enforcement proceedings and a defendant’s right to a fair trial.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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“Countermeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermeasure. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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