Thesaurus results for COUNTERMEASURE

countermeasure

noun

Definition of countermeasure

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 Threats of stronger countermeasures and further escalation only ramped up on Monday, raising the possibility that additional products or sectors would come into the crosshairs of the trade war. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 That is, when incoming threats survive the gauntlet of longer-range layered countermeasures, this final line of defense must hold. — David Szondy august 19, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026 In the past, the vibration issue was so significant that we were forced to focus solely on countermeasures. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 Engineers can now subject countermeasure systems to extreme forces without putting aircraft and aircrew into early-stage evaluations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countermeasure

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Noun

French bishops have since introduced compensation and safeguarding measures, but survivors have continued to press Church leaders to demonstrate accountability.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
All but four Republicans voted against the measure despite concerns that GOP candidates will face fallout in November’s midterm elections from the war’s economic costs.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of measure

Noun

Carrie D’Anna, who also lives on the south side of Taylor and was the community member who made and delivered the flyer to Griffin’s door, said some residents have considered moving elsewhere, but not everyone has the financial means to do so.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

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The series of hurricanes comes as the weather phenomenon El Niño prompts major environmental shifts across the world, fueling drought in some areas and flooding in others.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Fleek, which sells wholesale secondhand clothing to resellers, has a commercial interest in that shift.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shift

Noun

Ducks coach Joel Quenneville and Vegas Golden Knights counterpart John Tortorella will no doubt make moves and countermoves as their best-of-seven second-round playoff series continues.

— Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
But over billions of years, phages have evolved ingenious countermoves to evade such defenses.

— Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of countermove

Noun

These messy waves and wispy bangs, however, were her own doing, according to Nollet.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Disheveled and brutish, Niaz is routinely greeted by his peers with wariness and surprise, his star faded by what is heavily suggested to be his own doing.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

Noun

Aquarium personnel traveled to Marineland to examine their health records in preparation for the move.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
This is set to become particularly important as production moves through the final Virginia-class variants, Blocks VII and VIII.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

Noun

Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Down deep at the bottom of this body of water, scientists think hydrothermal processes, or movement or reactions with hot water under the surface, are taking place.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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