countermove

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Recent Examples of countermove Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term. John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make. Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025 During the strike, the powers that be on both Mars and Earth drew the wrong lessons and have been choosing countermoves from the best seller Bad Faith Disproportionate Response Handbook as a result. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for countermove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
Noun
  • What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The committee is also considering whether to narrow the age recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines for older adults, pushing it up to 75 from 65, a move that could affect a group more likely to get vaccinated.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Railguns are also seen as a potential countermeasure against hypersonic missiles, which can travel at over five times the speed of sound, according to the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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
Noun
  • And occultations themselves depend on the viewer's location on Earth, as the viewing angle shifts with latitude.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The aim shifts from corporate adoption to personal leverage.
    Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The story that actually led me to them was when Bishop Tony Caldwell made a call to action, saying that community members were trying to report Black women missing and they were being ignored or dismissed.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Travelers looking for a luxurious experience at the Miami airport — and have the means to pay for it — will get a new private terminal opening in 2026.
    D.A. Varela, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The attack was widely condemned in the Middle East and beyond as an act that could escalate tensions in a region already on edge.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • KPop Demon Hunters transforms loving your favorite artist from a hobby into an act of creation itself.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bolsonaro’s defense argued that planning a coup is not the execution of a coup and alleged that Justice Moraes, who led the proceedings, was biased against their client.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Call My Agent The Movie – or Dix Pour Cent Le Film to give it its French title – picks up proceedings five years after the agency has closed.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Follow the steps below to safely clean your laptop screen and restore its streak-free shine.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Individuals with troublesome tax histories should seek advice on potential exposure and consider remedial steps.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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