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Recent Examples of counteroffer
Given four days to offer a counteroffer, Netflix ultimately decided to bow out.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The two sides have been trading proposals in recent days, with the latest counteroffer coming from Democrats last week.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Netflix has four days to make a counteroffer in the event Paramount puts forward a higher bid.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Democrats sent a counteroffer to Republicans and the White House yesterday to fund the Department of Homeland Security as the partial government shutdown entered its third day.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The two sides have been trading proposals in recent days, with the latest counteroffer coming from Democrats last week.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Netflix has four days to make a counteroffer in the event Paramount puts forward a higher bid.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Democrats sent a counteroffer to Republicans and the White House yesterday to fund the Department of Homeland Security as the partial government shutdown entered its third day.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffer
Noun
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Shelly Covert, a spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe, submitted a counterproposal to the federal board in February 2025, requesting the name Middle Mountain, an English translation of the original Nisenan name.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The latest counterproposal to players seeking a new contract offers some concessions on player housing, but the league and players remain far apart on the big issue of revenue-sharing.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The city will release a request for proposals at the end of April, and the city manager will review eligible applications to be considered by the City Council.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Given the multimillion-dollar cost of gathering enough signatures to qualify a measure for the ballot, launching multiple initiatives to counter a single proposal is uncommon, Bowler said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The bottom line Fast and slow running each offer unique benefits, and one isn’t inherently superior to the other.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, Curt Cignetti — now a national champion at Indiana — and James Madison became his only other offer.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Russell, who signed onto the project later in the process, says that the combination of Sheridan’s writing and the chance to work with Pfeiffer was a winning proposition.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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That value proposition falls the longer it’s been since a movie’s release date, particularly if the film ends up flopping in theaters.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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If the above suggestion is adopted, the bad actors will not register.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Another suggestion was requiring special sound-deadening balls, currently available, that lower the decibel levels considerably.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Counteroffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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