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Recent Examples of countermove
Trading for Suárez, then, would eventually require an undesirable countermove, such as putting Kyle Schwarber back in left field.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Watch The following day, Trump showed his support to Musk by vowing to buy himself a Tesla, a countermove to those who have sought to boycott the electric car company.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 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
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Watch The following day, Trump showed his support to Musk by vowing to buy himself a Tesla, a countermove to those who have sought to boycott the electric car company.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres put her own spin on rapper Cardi B's look (and dance moves) in 2019.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The move also represents another step in the evolving relationship between AI tools and creators and the music industry.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Along with the countermeasures, China also sanctioned five American units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, effectively banning them from dealing with Chinese interests.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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There is no antidote and countermeasures against it today.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The shift marks the end of the pandemic’s geographic free-for-all.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made, day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within 90 days, the county has to draft an action plan for implementing the program.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her artwork often carries a strong political message, including criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and reflections on other crises in the Middle East.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The problem is that the objective optimized by the algorithm is good for the people who control the means of prediction…but not good for the rest of society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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During the tour for the band's previous album, We, singer Feist dropped out of the lineup as the opening act, citing the accusations against Butler as the reason for her departure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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All are dressed in period garb — Clarkson in a gorgeous gown and her band, My Band Y’all, led by musical director and keyboardist Jason Halbert, in formal white dinner jackets typical of musical acts at the time.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The group said its lawyers would be actively investigating the case against Andrew and aim to begin proceedings in the coming weeks.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Before the proceedings began, about 24 people who signed up to speak were allowed to make public comments.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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And last week the Supreme Court took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in that high-profile case.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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