Thesaurus results for COUNTERMEASURE

countermeasure

noun

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 By then, though, a missile may have released countermeasures or multiple reentry vehicles. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 It can also be integrated with expendable countermeasures that create acoustic decoys to confuse incoming torpedoes. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026 Tickets for the Games were sold exclusively to spectators residing in China’s mainland who met the requirements of the COVID-19 countermeasures. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 That may sound like a smart countermeasure to a pernicious tech shortcut. —

Nathan Agranovsky, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countermeasure

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Noun

McMorris pointed to the city’s ongoing charter reform process as a potential opportunity to strengthen Ethics Commission independence and accountability measures.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Other forms of theft, as well as drug offenses — something Bianco said is crucial to address while backing Proposition 36, a ballot measure state voters passed in 2024 to increase penalties for such crimes — have also fluctuated in the county for years.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026