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something done or used with the intention of stopping or preventing something bad or dangerous
new countermeasures against terrorism The army used electronic countermeasures to block enemy radar.
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Recent Examples of countermeasures
Along with the countermeasures, China also sanctioned five American units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, effectively banning them from dealing with Chinese interests.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
There is no antidote and countermeasures against it today.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Only some Department of Defense (DoD) sites, like nuclear or special ops, have legal authority to use countermeasures.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately protested South Africa's efforts in July, accusing South Africa of suppressing Taiwan and promising countermeasures if South Africa refused to consult with Taiwan on the embassy relocation.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures.
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jamieson, a veteran of space stem cell research who has worked on nine missions so far, is planning future studies that will look at practical countermeasures for the aging process.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
There is no antidote and countermeasures against it today.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Only some Department of Defense (DoD) sites, like nuclear or special ops, have legal authority to use countermeasures.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately protested South Africa's efforts in July, accusing South Africa of suppressing Taiwan and promising countermeasures if South Africa refused to consult with Taiwan on the embassy relocation.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures.
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jamieson, a veteran of space stem cell research who has worked on nine missions so far, is planning future studies that will look at practical countermeasures for the aging process.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermeasures
Noun
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In some cases, actions of the British armed forces have been described as unjustified.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar lavishes her characters with careful attention, and so the reader comes to regard their most troubling actions as justified, if not inevitable.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The measures, which had been agreed to in writing in mid-November 2023, were intended to address Lively’s concerns about on-set conduct and safety.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Japan's existing stockpile of reserves means China's measures may take time to have an impact, Wasser added.—
Josh Xiao Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The market moves suggest that investors this time are pushing aside fears of bigger geopolitical conflicts and remain confident in risk-on assets as the new year begins.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yet the import taxes haven’t yet pushed up stickers, in part because automakers are largely absorbing the higher costs and due to moves by the government that have provided carmakers with some relief.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Countermeasures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermeasures. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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