Thesaurus results for COUNTERMOVE

countermove

noun

Definition of countermove

as in move

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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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for countermove

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove

Noun

The move comes as complaints about unusually pricey utility bills have spread widely on social media.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The move means a new warm-weather escape for Boise travelers, as well as a ski season retreat for California residents.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Noun

Opposition campaigns to the wealth tax as well as the two countermeasures have received enormous donations from several of the state’s billionaires.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
But as with Starlink, enemy countermeasures could also disrupt signals from these communications satellite services on modern battlefields.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of countermeasure

Noun

Hiring in 2026 has resulted in an uneven demographic shift in the workforce, according to survey estimates analyzed by the Post.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
If there is a starquake, a sudden shift in the neutron star crust, the magnetic field gets shaken violently.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of shift

Noun

First-person human videos provide examples of how people interact with objects and perform everyday activities, while robot trajectories connect visual observations with physical actions and their outcomes.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
When Wilson sent me her timeline, her request for the operative actions of the city (resolutions and ordinances) was nearly four weeks old.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of action

Noun

Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of means

Noun

Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The rush from the other 29 teams to acquire him would be quite literally hilarious, because trading Ohtani would be an act of financial suicide for LA and a massive windfall for a new team.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of act

Noun

Gonzalez said the department could not comment further on disciplinary proceedings, citing personnel exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
The aim was to search for ties to terrorism; the government ended up funnelling thousands of Muslims into deportation proceedings on mostly minor visa infractions.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceeding

Noun

Its opening step requires two protons to combine, with one converting into a neutron through the weak nuclear interaction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026