countermoves

variants or counter-moves
Definition of countermovesnext
plural of countermove

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermoves
Noun
  • There’s also evidence that could lead a jury to conclude that Wayfarer planned more aggressive moves designed to hurt her career, according to the ruling.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Stearns’ biggest offseason lineup moves — parting ways with fan favorites Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso — looked ominous after one week.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Traditional submarine detection methods like sonar, radar, or magnetic detection, for example, can be, in part, defeated with the right countermeasures.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • And that gives Tehran many more incentives – and in many cases very effective countermeasures – through which to fight on.
    Will Walldorf, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These steps will help match you with a child or sibling group that your family will fit well with.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • However, recent amendments clarified that parks are not automatically considered closed if destroyed by a disaster, and that additional steps are required to terminate tenancy rights.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Their actions are a gut punch to American values and human decency.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And once on the other side of those things, Christy Martin began living a different kind of double life.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.
    Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It’s survived trends, closures, expansions, contractions and Charlotte’s constant identity shifts.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • El Niño is characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean, and a related series of shifts in winds and precipitation patterns in the atmosphere.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Countermoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermoves. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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