as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn
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Recent Examples of counteroffensive
First, in September 2024, following Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region with a more than twofold increase in enlistment bonuses.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Struggle With Mines Minefields became the single greatest obstacle to Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In fall 2022, Ukraine pushed back with major counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
What followed was a bold counteroffensive that would become recognized as one of the most successful operations in Indian military history.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Struggle With Mines Minefields became the single greatest obstacle to Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In fall 2022, Ukraine pushed back with major counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
What followed was a bold counteroffensive that would become recognized as one of the most successful operations in Indian military history.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffensive
counterattack
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Manager Ronny Deila will lean heavily on captain Hans Vanaken and striker Andreas Skov Olsen to create chances on the counterattack.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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For its part, the Ukrainian military has claimed to have recovered some 70 square miles of territory in the Pokrovsk area over the past two months, in a series of counterattacks.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Counteroffensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffensive. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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