Thesaurus results for COUNTERMOVE

countermove

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as in move

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Recent Examples of countermove Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique. —

Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Governors of Democratic states, such as California, are plotting countermoves with their states’ maps. —

Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 Trading for Suárez, then, would eventually require an undesirable countermove, such as putting Kyle Schwarber back in left field. —

Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for countermove

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Kabamba’s goal against Newport County on New Year’s Day was the culmination of a 15-pass, 45-second move.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The move is also in line with a number of states that have been adding or enhancing production incentives to grow local economies and provide alternatives Stateside to hubs like Los Angeles, which continues to contend with runaway production.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026