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Recent Examples of countermove
Brown’s trading the one outfielder with some experience — while shedding his salary in the process — made a countermove seem almost guaranteed.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Range Media Partners has sued CAA over the agency’s use of noncompetes, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the management firm of stealing confidential information and operating as a rival organization.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Range Media Partners has sued CAA over the agency’s use of noncompetes, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the management firm of stealing confidential information and operating as a rival organization.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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In the course of the series, Jimmy’s office moves from Century City — 1900 Avenue of the Stars — to the American Cement Building in MacArthur Park (and all that that implies).—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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The move made Arctos the only firm approved to invest in all five major American men’s leagues.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2026
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BlackSea says Comet can support surface warfare, mine countermeasures, antisubmarine operations, electronic warfare, maritime surveillance, and escort duties.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Multiple studies over the years have suggested that because the four Ebola species that infect people are sufficiently different from one another genetically, medical countermeasures developed against one will not protect against another.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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The pair was also on the ice for Dahlin’s goal on the game’s opening shift.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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This shift will only happen if the public demands it.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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But the first glimpse at the full team in action showed an early hierarchy among signal callers.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Clinton, who faces three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and five counts of armed criminal action related to the incident, is scheduled to go to trial in January.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Passages may feel incongruous at times, generating themselves from unknown electrical triggers, but the stretches of silence Doran and Carlile weave throughout act as a kind of connective tissue.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
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The Russians believe the drones use a mesh radio, so each Martian acts as a relay for other drones, creating a covert communications network behind Russian lines.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Tyler Robinson's defense has argued that broadcasts of the proceedings create a media frenzy that often misrepresents him and could bias potential jurors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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On Monday, family members of both Maya Millete and Larry Millete filled the courtroom, while reporters and attorneys not directly involved in the case filled a second courtroom to view a closed video feed of the proceedings.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The next step is finding a place to meet in the middle and clarify what’s unsaid or unclear on both sides.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Winning this one could be an early step toward turning the franchise around.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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